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About Piprahiya Village

Piprahiya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 131 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272763, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272763
Area (hectares) 37.81 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 131
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piprahiya compares

By the 2011 count Piprahiya is the 986th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 965.

Getting to Piprahiya

Piprahiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piprahiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piprahiya from other places

Piprahiya lies about 60 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Naugarh, about 5.5 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 Piprahiya
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Naugarh 5.5 km
Nearest town Bānsi 13 km
District headquarters Basti 60 km

Villages closest to Piprahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahiya village had a population of 260. That makes it the 986th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Piprahiya village has 131 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahiya has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Piprahiya is 272763. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahiya covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahiya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piprahiya is Naugarh, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Piprahiya.

Piprahiya is about 60 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about under 2 km away. Naugarh is about 5.5 km away. Bānsi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahua (under 2 km), Mahua Dabar (under 2 km) and Mahua Mishra (under 2 km).

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

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