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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 1 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 4,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 1
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 4,000
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 Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 Piprahi from other places

Piprahi lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 26 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 town Bagaha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 15 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itkhori 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 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Piprahi village has 1 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 4000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piprahi falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Paharpur, about 26 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 Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Itkhori is about 15 km away. Paharpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaspur (7.4 km), Pachmo (9.9 km) and Panchmo (9.9 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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