About Pirauna Village

Pirauna is one of the larger villages in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,211, made up of 3,747 males and 3,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.47 hectares hectares.

Pirauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	403.47 hectares
Population	7,211
Male Population	3,747
Female Population	3,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirauna compares

By the 2011 count Pirauna is the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 403.47 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pirauna

Pirauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirauna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirauna from other places

Pirauna lies about 35 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 4.4 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 Pirauna
Nearest railway station	Chhapra Gramin Junction	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	5.7 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	7.3 km
District headquarters	Saran	35 km

Villages closest to Pirauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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.

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Common questions about Pirauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirauna village had a population of 7,211. That makes it the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Pirauna village has 3,747 males and 3,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirauna has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Pirauna covers 403.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirauna falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirauna is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pirauna.

Pirauna is about 35 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirauna is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Gramin Junction is about 4.4 km away. Garkha is about 5.7 km away. Chāpra is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.