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About Piparahia Village

Piparahia is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 479 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piparahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piparahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272001
Area (hectares) 190.03 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 479
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piparahia compares

By the 2011 count Piparahia is the 95th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 190.03 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Piparahia

Piparahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piparahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Piparahia from other places

Piparahia lies about 174 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 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 Piparahia
Nearest railway station Baherwa Halt 2.9 km
Nearest town Chunār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 32 km
District headquarters Basti 174 km

Villages closest to Piparahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piparahia village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 95th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Piparahia village has 479 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piparahia has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Piparahia is 272001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piparahia covers 190.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piparahia falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piparahia is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Piparahia.

Piparahia is about 174 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piparahia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Baherwa Halt is about 2.9 km away. Chunār is about 14 km away. Bhanpur 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 Ahiraulla (under 2 km), Banrahi Jangal (under 2 km) and Itahia (under 2 km).

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

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