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About Piparahara Village

Piparahara is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 489 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piparahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piparahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231223
Area (hectares) 358.51 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 489
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Piparahara compares

By the 2011 count Piparahara is the 155th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 358.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Piparahara

Piparahara 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 Piparahara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Piparahara from other places

Piparahara lies about 44 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jogidih, about 6.6 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 Piparahara
Nearest railway station Jogidih 6.6 km
Nearest town Renukūt 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 27 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 44 km

Villages closest to Piparahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piparahara village had a population of 947. That makes it the 155th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Piparahara village has 489 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piparahara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Piparahara is 231223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piparahara covers 358.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piparahara falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piparahara is Jogidih, about 6.6 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 for Piparahara.

Piparahara is about 44 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piparahara is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jogidih is about 6.6 km away. Renukūt is about 10 km away. Dudhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanhar (under 2 km), Ashanahar (under 2 km) and Belhatthi (2.7 km).

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

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