About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 822 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,557
Male Population	822
Female Population	735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 50th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 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 5 - 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 9.7 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	9.7 km
District headquarters	Banka	9.7 km
Nearest town	Bānka	9.7 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 1,557. That makes it the 50th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Pipra village has 822 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Pipra covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Barahat Junction, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 9.7 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 1.8 km away. Dhuraiya is about 9.7 km away. Banka is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.