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About Piprahia Village

Piprahia is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 618 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Piprahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 618
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Piprahia compares

By the 2011 count Piprahia is the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 Piprahia from other places

Piprahia lies about 23 km from Siwan. 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
Nearest town Mairwa 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Piprahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darauli 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 1,189. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Piprahia village has 618 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahia has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Piprahia covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahia falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Piprahia notes the nearest railway station 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 Piprahia.

Piprahia is about 23 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 Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.8 km away. Darauli is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahtawa (under 2 km), Netwar (under 2 km) and Marera (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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