# Pipra Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 251 households**, the 55th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,557people (2011)
- 251households
- 47.6%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

Pipra falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhelai
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241132

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pipra from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pipra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pipra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhupsanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pipra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pipra

Of every 100 households in Pipra in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pipra?

■ Pipra · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**943

Working population ****48.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 33.9% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 201 (27%) · **■** Marginal 293 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhuraiya

- Hasanpur1,628 people
- Pair1,621 people
- Basantpur1,592 people
- Deodar1,585 people
- Joki1,552 people
- Balias1,540 people
- Dhuraia1,535 people
- Siripathar1,508 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Banka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?1,557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?47.6% (Census 2011)