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About Pirakhpur Village

Pirakhpur is a mid sized village in Bochaha tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,767, made up of 936 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirakhpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Bochaha
Pincode 843118
Area (hectares) 100.9 hectares
Population 1,767
Male Population 936
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Pirakhpur is the 44th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 100.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Pirakhpur

Pirakhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirakhpur as Available within <5 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 Pirakhpur from other places

Pirakhpur lies about 46 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mehnar Road, about 9.5 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 Pirakhpur
Nearest railway station Mehnar Road 9.5 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bochaha 28 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Pirakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirakhpur village had a population of 1,767. That makes it the 44th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Pirakhpur village has 936 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirakhpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Pirakhpur is 843118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirakhpur covers 100.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirakhpur falls under Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirakhpur is Mehnar Road, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pirakhpur.

Pirakhpur is about 46 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirakhpur is in Bochaha tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Mehnar Road is about 9.5 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 15 km away. Bochaha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (4.2 km), Turki (7.9 km) and Simri Fakirana Asli (8.7 km).

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

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