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About Pupri Village

Pupri is one of the larger villages in Pupri tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,211, made up of 5,296 males and 4,915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pupri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pupri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Pupri
Pincode 843320
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 10,211
Male Population 5,296
Female Population 4,915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pupri compares

By the 2011 count Pupri is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 92 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Pupri

Pupri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pupri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pupri from other places

Pupri lies about 25 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about under 2 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 Pupri
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road under 2 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 25 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 25 km

Villages closest to Pupri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pupri village had a population of 10,211. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Pupri village has 5,296 males and 4,915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pupri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Pupri covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 92 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pupri falls under Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pupri is Janakpur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pupri is about 25 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pupri is in Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about under 2 km away. Sitamarhi is about 25 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihsa (6.6 km), Bahilwara (6.7 km) and Bedoul Urf Banauli (12 km).

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

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