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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 1,076 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,992
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 61st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Amour 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 15 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 1,992. That makes it the 61st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Pipra village has 1,076 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Pipra covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipra falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Surja Kama, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.5 km away. Surja Kama is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nitandar (under 2 km), Kolha Mohan (under 2 km) and Dumra (under 2 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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