About Piprawan Village

Piprawan is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 928 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Piprawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	1,818
Male Population	928
Female Population	890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
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 Piprawan compares

By the 2011 count Piprawan is the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 9.3 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 931.

Getting to Piprawan

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

Piprawan lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 12 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 Piprawan
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hilsa	12 km
District headquarters	Patna	31 km

Villages closest to Piprawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprawan village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 40th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Piprawan village has 928 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprawan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Piprawan covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprawan falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprawan is Hilsa, about 12 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 Piprawan.

Piprawan is about 31 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprawan is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 5.8 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Patna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.