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About Piprahinag Village

Piprahinag is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 373 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Piprahinag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahinag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 373
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piprahinag compares

By the 2011 count Piprahinag is the 61st 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 119 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Piprahinag

Piprahinag 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 Piprahinag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piprahinag from other places

Piprahinag 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 Piprahinag
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 Piprahinag

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 Piprahinag

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahinag village had a population of 741. That makes it the 61st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Piprahinag village has 373 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahinag has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Piprahinag covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahinag falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piprahinag is Araria Court, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piprahinag.

Piprahinag 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.

Piprahinag 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 Munshi Piprahi (under 2 km), Piprahigot (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 Piprahinag today is likely to be higher.

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