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About Bhagwanpur Piprarhi Village

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi is one of the larger villages in Riga tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,226, made up of 5,356 males and 4,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.29 hectares hectares.

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur Piprarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Riga
Area (hectares) 204.29 hectares
Population 10,226
Male Population 5,356
Female Population 4,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagwanpur Piprarhi compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur Piprarhi is the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents. Its 204.29 hectares work out to about 50 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 890.

Getting to Bhagwanpur Piprarhi

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi 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 Bhagwanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagwanpur Piprarhi from other places

Bhagwanpur 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 Bhagwanpur Piprarhi
Nearest railway station Piprahi 6.0 km
Nearest town Sheohar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Riga 16 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 17 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur Piprarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur Piprarhi village had a population of 10,226. That makes it the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents.

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi village has 5,356 males and 4,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur Piprarhi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi covers 204.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi falls under Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwanpur Piprarhi is Piprahi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagwanpur Piprarhi.

Bhagwanpur 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.

Bhagwanpur Piprarhi is in Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Piprahi is about 6.0 km away. Sheohar is about 6.4 km away. Riga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riga (15 km) and Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi (22 km).

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

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