About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 636 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.6 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	94.6 hectares
Population	1,266
Male Population	636
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 94.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pipra
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	10 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	21 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Pipra village has 636 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Pipra covers 94.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Gogipothia Halt, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pipra.

Pipra is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 10 km away. Shahbazpur is about 19 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.