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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a large village in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,468, made up of 2,319 males and 2,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Raghopur
Pincode 852111
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 4,468
Male Population 2,319
Female Population 2,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piprahi from other places

Piprahi lies about 17 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, about 12 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 Piprahi
Nearest railway station Tharbitia 12 km
District headquarters Supaul 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghopur 18 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahi village had a population of 4,468. That makes it the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents.

Piprahi village has 2,319 males and 2,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 852111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piprahi falls under Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Tharbitia, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 17 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district. Tharbitia is about 12 km away. Supaul is about 17 km away. Raghopur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari Chakla (3.0 km), Manik Chand Chakla (3.0 km) and Sitaram Chakla (3.0 km).

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

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