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About Pirraha Village

Pirraha is a small village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 74 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Pirraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 74
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirraha compares

By the 2011 count Pirraha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Pirraha

Pirraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirraha as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mataili Khemnarain, Mohanpur Istamrar, Nathpur and Nirpur Milik. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pirraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirraha village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Pirraha village has 74 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirraha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Pirraha covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirraha falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Pirraha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pirraha.

Pirraha is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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