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About Pearepur Village

Pearepur is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,235, made up of 2,222 males and 2,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares.

Pearepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pearepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 4,235
Male Population 2,222
Female Population 2,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Pearepur compares

By the 2011 count Pearepur is the 7th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Pearepur

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

Pearepur lies about 29 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 6.7 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 Pearepur
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 4.9 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Waris Aleganj 6.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 29 km

Villages closest to Pearepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pearepur village had a population of 4,235. That makes it the 7th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Pearepur village has 2,222 males and 2,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pearepur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Pearepur covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pearepur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pearepur is Waris Aleganj, about 6.7 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 Pearepur.

Pearepur is about 29 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pearepur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 4.9 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 6.5 km away. Waris Aleganj 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 Pearepur Arazi (under 2 km), Palhauwa (2.5 km) and Mahatpura (3.3 km).

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

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