About Piraho Village

Piraho is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 749 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piraho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piraho village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Karpi
Pincode	804428
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	1,511
Male Population	749
Female Population	762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Piraho compares

By the 2011 count Piraho is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Piraho

Piraho is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piraho as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Piraho from other places

Piraho lies about 17 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 30 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 Piraho
Tehsil headquarters	Karpi	16 km
District headquarters	Arwal	17 km
Nearest railway station	Hasan Bazar	30 km

Villages closest to Piraho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi 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 Piraho

As per the Census of India 2011, Piraho village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Piraho village has 749 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piraho has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Piraho is 804428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piraho covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piraho falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piraho is Hasan Bazar, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Piraho.

Piraho is about 17 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piraho is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 16 km away. Arwal is about 17 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.