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About Pirapur Village

Pirapur is one of the larger villages in Jandaha tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,539, made up of 2,906 males and 2,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares.

Pirapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Jandaha
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 5,539
Male Population 2,906
Female Population 2,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirapur compares

By the 2011 count Pirapur is the 11th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,397 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Pirapur

Pirapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirapur from other places

Pirapur lies about 122 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sonma Pranpur halt, about under 2 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 Pirapur
Nearest railway station Sonma Pranpur halt under 2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jandaha 29 km
District headquarters Vaishali 122 km

Villages closest to Pirapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirapur village had a population of 5,539. That makes it the 11th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,397 residents.

Pirapur village has 2,906 males and 2,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirapur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Pirapur covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirapur falls under Jandaha tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirapur is Sonma Pranpur halt, about under 2 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 village for Pirapur.

Pirapur is about 122 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirapur is in Jandaha tehsil of Vaishali district. Sonma Pranpur halt is about under 2 km away. Bakhri is about 4.4 km away. Jandaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singahi (6.6 km), Panapur Silothar (16 km) and Panapur Tol (16 km).

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

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