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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,363, made up of 1,593 males and 1,770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 3,363
Male Population 1,593
Female Population 1,770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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 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 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 5.7 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 9.5 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
District headquarters Saran 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 9.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 18 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 3,363. That makes it the 20th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Pipra village has 1,593 males and 1,770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Pipra covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Barkagaon Halt, about 9.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 5.7 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 5.7 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 9.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisai (under 2 km), Pindra (under 2 km) and Menruka (1.8 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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