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About Pipra Kalan Village

Pipra Kalan is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 633 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.24 hectares hectares.

Pipra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 117.24 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 633
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pipra Kalan is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 117.24 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Pipra Kalan

Pipra Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipra Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipra Kalan from other places

Pipra Kalan lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 7.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.3 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Pipra Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra Kalan village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Pipra Kalan village has 633 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra Kalan has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Pipra Kalan covers 117.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra Kalan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipra Kalan is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra Kalan.

Pipra Kalan is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra Kalan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 7.9 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagauchha Khurd (under 2 km), Pipra Khurd (under 2 km) and Dalpatpur (under 2 km).

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

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