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About Piprahia Village

Piprahia is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,719, made up of 1,901 males and 1,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Piprahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 3,719
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Piprahia compares

By the 2011 count Piprahia is the 10th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Piprahia

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

Piprahia lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.0 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 Piprahia
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 5.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 32 km

Villages closest to Piprahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahia village had a population of 3,719. That makes it the 10th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Piprahia village has 1,901 males and 1,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Piprahia covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprahia falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahia is Barkagaon Halt, about 5.0 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 Piprahia.

Piprahia is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahia is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 3.2 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 5.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalpurwa (under 2 km), Dilshadpur (under 2 km) and Rampur Lauwa (under 2 km).

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

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