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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 302 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.72 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Area (hectares) 61.72 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 302
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 61.72 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra 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 Pipra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 66 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 28 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 Pipra
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 28 km
Nearest town Pakur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 32 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 66 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 598. That makes it the 70th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Pipra village has 302 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Pipra covers 61.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipra falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Kotalpukur, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 66 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 28 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Barharwa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabda Chhota Gargram (17 km), Arazi Rampur (21 km) and Satrampur (21 km).

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

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