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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a small village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 249 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Pincode 845437
Area (hectares) 48.6 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 249
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 48.6 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 9.2 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 1.5 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 Bapudham Motihari 1.5 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 9.2 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 9.2 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harsidhi 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 472. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Pipra village has 249 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 48.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Bapudham Motihari, about 1.5 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 Pipra.

Pipra is about 9.2 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 Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bapudham Motihari is about 1.5 km away. Mothīhāri is about 2.3 km away. Harsidhi is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaha (11 km), Madhopur (11 km) and Auraiya (12 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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