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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 550 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231301
Area (hectares) 166.29 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 550
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 234th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 166.29 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piprahi 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 Piprahi from other places

Piprahi lies about 19 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Nigatpur, about 7.5 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 Piprahi
Nearest railway station Nigatpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 15 km
Nearest town Chunār 15 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 19 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 1,028. That makes it the 234th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Piprahi village has 550 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 231301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 166.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahi falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Nigatpur, about 7.5 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 Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 19 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Nigatpur is about 7.5 km away. Chunar is about 15 km away. Chunār is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasiyahi (under 2 km), Jalalpur (1.6 km) and Anantpur (1.7 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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