About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 352 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	384 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	352
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 18 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
Nearest town	Bagaha	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	18 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahi village had a population of 697. That makes it the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Piprahi village has 352 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Piprahi covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piprahi falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Paharpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 4.1 km away. Barachatti is about 8.4 km away. Paharpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.