About Piprapur Village

Piprapur is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 459 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Piprapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	902
Male Population	459
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Piprapur compares

By the 2011 count Piprapur is the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Piprapur

Piprapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piprapur 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 Piprapur from other places

Piprapur lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, 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 Piprapur
Nearest town	Barbigha	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	24 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Piprapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprapur village had a population of 902. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Piprapur village has 459 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprapur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Piprapur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprapur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprapur is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 11 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 Piprapur.

Piprapur is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprapur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 9.1 km away. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.