About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 399 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Pincode	824211
Area (hectares)	18 hectares
Population	754
Male Population	399
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 23 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	Gurua	9.1 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 754. That makes it the 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Piprahi village has 399 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprahi falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Ismailpur, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 36 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 9.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Ismailpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.