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About Piarpurwa Village

Piarpurwa is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 894 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares.

Piarpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piarpurwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 894
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Piarpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Piarpurwa is the 44th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Piarpurwa

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

Piarpurwa lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, about 1.6 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 Piarpurwa
Nearest railway station Paterhi 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 7.5 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Piarpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piarpurwa village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 44th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Piarpurwa village has 894 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piarpurwa has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Piarpurwa covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piarpurwa falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piarpurwa is Paterhi, about 1.6 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 Piarpurwa.

Piarpurwa is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piarpurwa is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Paterhi is about 1.6 km away. Marhaura is about 7.5 km away. Saran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Israuli (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Channa (under 2 km).

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

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