About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 931 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Hasanganj
Pincode	854326
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,825
Male Population	931
Female Population	894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 102 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 4.5 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	Khariapipra Halt	4.5 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanganj	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	102 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanganj 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 1,825. That makes it the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Pipra village has 931 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 854326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Khariapipra Halt, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 102 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Khariapipra Halt is about 4.5 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Hasanganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.