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About Piprarhi Village

Piprarhi is one of the larger villages in Bajpatti tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,171, made up of 3,778 males and 3,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bajpatti
Pincode 843320
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 7,171
Male Population 3,778
Female Population 3,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piprarhi compares

By the 2011 count Piprarhi is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Piprarhi

Piprarhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piprarhi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Piprarhi from other places

Piprarhi lies about 17 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Piprahi, about 6.0 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 Piprarhi
Nearest railway station Piprahi 6.0 km
Nearest town Sheohar 6.4 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajpatti 28 km

Villages closest to Piprarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprarhi village had a population of 7,171. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,848 residents.

Piprarhi village has 3,778 males and 3,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprarhi has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Piprarhi is 843320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprarhi covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprarhi falls under Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprarhi is Piprahi, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Piprarhi.

Piprarhi is about 17 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprarhi is in Bajpatti tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Piprahi is about 6.0 km away. Sheohar is about 6.4 km away. Sitamarhi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaripur Sirimanpur (36 km) and Raghunathpur (44 km).

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

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