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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a large village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,712, made up of 1,442 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.9 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 282.9 hectares
Population 2,712
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 11th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 282.9 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 17 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 2.2 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 Nabinagar Road 2.2 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 17 km
District headquarters Rohtas 17 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kargahar 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 2,712. That makes it the 11th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pipra village has 1,442 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Pipra covers 282.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Nabinagar Road, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pipra.

Pipra is about 17 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 Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Nabinagar Road is about 2.2 km away. Nabīnagar is about 4.9 km away. Kargahar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siri (under 2 km), Patkha (1.7 km) and Bamhan Barahta (4.5 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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