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About Pipaltora Village

Pipaltora is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 310 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Pipaltora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipaltora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 310
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipaltora compares

By the 2011 count Pipaltora is the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Pipaltora

Pipaltora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipaltora 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipaltora from other places

Pipaltora lies about 51 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 6.7 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 Pipaltora
Nearest railway station Hatwar 6.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 51 km

Villages closest to Pipaltora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipaltora village had a population of 595. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Pipaltora village has 310 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipaltora has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Pipaltora covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipaltora falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipaltora is Hatwar, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Pipaltora.

Pipaltora is about 51 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipaltora is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 6.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 10 km away. Baisa 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 Haria Khal (under 2 km), Nehuri (under 2 km) and Chanduar (1.7 km).

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

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