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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a large village in Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,495 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gamharia
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 2,924
Male Population 1,495
Female Population 1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 9th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Piprahi

The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 83 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 11 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 railway station Barhara 11 km
Nearest town Jainagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gamharia 29 km
District headquarters Madhepura 83 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahi village had a population of 2,924. That makes it the 9th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents.

Piprahi village has 1,495 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Piprahi covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahi falls under Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Barhara, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 83 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district. Barhara is about 11 km away. Jainagar is about 17 km away. Gamharia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daha (9.6 km), Parwaha (12 km) and Gamharia (29 km).

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

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