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About Piprahia Village

Piprahia is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,498 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Pincode 841245
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 2,874
Male Population 1,498
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piprahia compares

By the 2011 count Piprahia is the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 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 Ziradei 23 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 Ziradei 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 2,874. That makes it the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Piprahia village has 1,498 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahia has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Piprahia is 841245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahia covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprahia falls under Ziradei 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 - 10 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 Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.8 km away. Ziradei is about 23 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 Majhwalia (3.5 km), Bikaur (7.1 km) and Gobrahi (7.1 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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