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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Banjaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 621 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.4 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Banjaria
Area (hectares) 53.4 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 621
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents. Its 53.4 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 89 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Padrauna, 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 Pipra
Nearest town Kushinagar 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Padrauna 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Banjaria 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 89 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents.

Pipra village has 621 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Pipra covers 53.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipra falls under Banjaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Padrauna, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pipra.

Pipra is about 89 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Banjaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kushinagar is about 8.3 km away. Padrauna is about 12 km away. Banjaria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burhwa (8.9 km), Semra Khas (11 km) and Semra Tola Bhola (11 km).

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

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