About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 807 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.6 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Bankatwa
Area (hectares)	237.6 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	807
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 237.6 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Pipra

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

Pipra lies about 66 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 4.4 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 railway station	Chamua	4.4 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bankatwa	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	66 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Pipra village has 807 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Pipra covers 237.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Chamua, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 66 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 Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chamua is about 4.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.1 km away. Bankatwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.