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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is one of the larger villages in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,704, made up of 3,568 males and 3,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Singheshwar
Pincode 852128
Area (hectares) 948 hectares
Population 6,704
Male Population 3,568
Female Population 3,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 948 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 6.7 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 2.4 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 Methai 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Singheshwar 6.7 km
District headquarters Madhepura 6.7 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singheshwar 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 6,704. That makes it the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Piprahi village has 3,568 males and 3,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 948 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahi falls under Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Methai, about 2.4 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 village for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 6.7 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 Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Methai is about 2.4 km away. Singheshwar is about 6.7 km away. Madhepura is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (5.5 km), Sukhasan (6.2 km) and Rupauli (6.6 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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