About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 999 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,887
Male Population	999
Female Population	888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

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 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	Shambhuganj	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 Shambhuganj 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 1,887. That makes it the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Pipra village has 999 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Pipra covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Shambhuganj 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 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 Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 1.8 km away. Shambhuganj 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.