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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 375 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.44 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Area (hectares) 56.44 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 375
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 56.44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 28 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 11 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 28 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 716. That makes it the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Pipra village has 375 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Pipra covers 56.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Kusiargaon, about 20 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 Pipra.

Pipra is about 28 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Kusiargaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirar (2.3 km), Purandaha (3.3 km) and Pachahara (4.1 km).

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

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