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About Munshi Piprahi Village

Munshi Piprahi is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 297 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Munshi Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munshi Piprahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 297
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munshi Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Munshi Piprahi is the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Munshi Piprahi

Munshi Piprahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Munshi Piprahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Munshi Piprahi from other places

Munshi Piprahi lies about 103 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 20 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 Munshi Piprahi
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 103 km

Villages closest to Munshi Piprahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munshi Piprahi village had a population of 601. That makes it the 66th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Munshi Piprahi village has 297 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munshi Piprahi has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Munshi Piprahi covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Munshi Piprahi falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Munshi Piprahi is Araria Court, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Munshi Piprahi.

Munshi Piprahi is about 103 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munshi Piprahi is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Arāria is about 13 km away. Basantpur is about 18 km away. Araria Court is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprahigot (under 2 km), Piprahinag (under 2 km) and Piprahipatti Golari (under 2 km).

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

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