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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 472 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 472
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 km distance. 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 6.6 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 Pipra
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 6.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 913. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Pipra village has 472 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Pipra covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 26 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 2.8 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 6.6 km away. Marhaura 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 Sirmi (under 2 km), Chakia (under 2 km) and Pokhrera (under 2 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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