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About Piprahia Village

Piprahia is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 974 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Pincode 841446
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,886
Male Population 974
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprahia compares

By the 2011 count Piprahia is the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Piprahia

Piprahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piprahia as Available within <5 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 Piprahia from other places

Piprahia lies about 6.0 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.0 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 Piprahia
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 6.0 km
District headquarters Saran 6.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km

Villages closest to Piprahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahia village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Piprahia village has 974 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Piprahia is 841446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahia covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprahia falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahia is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.0 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 km distance for Piprahia.

Piprahia is about 6.0 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahia is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.0 km away. Ishupur is about 6.0 km away. Saran is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (2.4 km), Gobinapur (4.1 km) and Shampur (9.1 km).

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

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