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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 606 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 606
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 68th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 15 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 927.

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 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 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 2.7 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 Pipra
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 2.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 21 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 1,159. That makes it the 68th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Pipra village has 606 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Pipra covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipra falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Garhnokha, about 2.7 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 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 2.7 km away. Nokha is about 3.5 km away. Karakat is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (4.7 km), Mathurapur (8.6 km) and Kusi (9.5 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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