# Pipra Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,887 people in 351 households**, the 31st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,887people (2011)
- 351households
- 64.0%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhatasila
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240502

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?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nijahri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 97% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**918

Working population ****39.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 684 (92%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Sondiha1,996 people
- Chautara1,985 people
- Lakha1,953 people
- Pawkuri1,937 people
- Daka1,865 people
- Kunath1,820 people
- Ghospur1,808 people
- Kusaha1,806 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?1,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?64.0% (Census 2011)