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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 886 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 886
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 36th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available within <5 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 Piprahi from other places

Piprahi lies about 42 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, 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 Piprahi
Tehsil headquarters Goh 4.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 18 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 42 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

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

Common questions about Piprahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahi village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 36th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Piprahi village has 886 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Piprahi covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahi falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Rafiganj, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 42 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 4.1 km away. Tekāri is about 18 km away. Rafiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhauthahi (under 2 km), Ehiapur (under 2 km) and Lodipur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Piprahi today is likely to be higher.

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