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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a small village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 207 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 729 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 207
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 729
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 39th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Pipra

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 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 49 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 16 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 Rupauli 9.7 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 16 km
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 49 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupauli 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 358. That makes it the 39th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Pipra village has 207 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 729 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Pipra covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pipra falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Banikpur Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 49 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 Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 9.7 km away. Naugachhia is about 16 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmipur (1.5 km), Banki (3.5 km) and Bahadura (3.8 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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