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About Pirauta Megha Village

Pirauta Megha is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,786, made up of 1,404 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Pirauta Megha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirauta Megha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 2,786
Male Population 1,404
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Pirauta Megha compares

By the 2011 count Pirauta Megha is the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pirauta Megha

Pirauta Megha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirauta Megha 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 Pirauta Megha from other places

Pirauta Megha lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, about 7.9 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 Pirauta Megha
Nearest railway station Paterhi 7.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 14 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km

Villages closest to Pirauta Megha

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 Pirauta Megha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirauta Megha village had a population of 2,786. That makes it the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Pirauta Megha village has 1,404 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirauta Megha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Pirauta Megha covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirauta Megha falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirauta Megha is Paterhi, about 7.9 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 Pirauta Megha.

Pirauta Megha is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirauta Megha is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Paterhi is about 7.9 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Baniapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirauta Khas Ghurahu (under 2 km), Bhuidhara (under 2 km) and Banropur (under 2 km).

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

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