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About Pealapur Village

Pealapur is one of the larger villages in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,156, made up of 3,299 males and 2,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares.

Pealapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pealapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 756 hectares
Population 6,156
Male Population 3,299
Female Population 2,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pealapur compares

By the 2011 count Pealapur is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 876.

Getting to Pealapur

Pealapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pealapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pealapur from other places

Pealapur lies about 43 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about 5.4 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 Pealapur
Nearest railway station Pirpainti 5.4 km
Nearest town Colgong 17 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 43 km

Villages closest to Pealapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pealapur village had a population of 6,156. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Pealapur village has 3,299 males and 2,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pealapur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Pealapur covers 756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pealapur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pealapur is Pirpainti, about 5.4 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 village for Pealapur.

Pealapur is about 43 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pealapur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Pirpainti is about 5.4 km away. Colgong is about 17 km away. Bhagalpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzagaon (under 2 km), Gokhul Mathura (under 2 km) and Madhura Siwanpur (1.9 km).

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

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