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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,277 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Pincode 841439
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 2,512
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 29th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 19 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 well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 10 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 Pipra
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km
Nearest town Siwān 11 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 29th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Pipra village has 1,277 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 841439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipra falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Pachrukhi, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pipra.

Pipra is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 10 km away. Goriakothi is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleanpur (4.9 km), Bahadurpur (6.1 km) and Pachpakaria Tulsi (6.3 km).

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

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