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About Piraila Village

Piraila is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 260 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.19 hectares hectares.

Piraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piraila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 37.19 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 260
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piraila compares

By the 2011 count Piraila is the 561st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 37.19 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Piraila

Piraila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piraila 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pipra Brijlal, Pipra Kaji, Pipra Kapoori and Piprahiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Piraila

As per the Census of India 2011, Piraila village had a population of 560. That makes it the 561st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Piraila village has 260 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piraila has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Piraila covers 37.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Piraila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Piraila.

Piraila is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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