Village · Rajpur, Buxar # Piprarh Piprarh is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,747 people in 225 households, the 43rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,747 people (2011) - 225 households - 73.6% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Piprarh PIN code and other codes Piprarh falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Harpur - Community development block Rajpur - Census village code 248528 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Piprarh from nearby towns? - Rajpur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Buxar (district HQ) 30 km by road - Buxar (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Piprarh? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Piprarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dewarhiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kashipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Buxar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Piprarh known for? The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Piprarh Of every 100 households in Piprarh in 2011, 3 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Piprarh · ■ Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 7% - Toilet within the home 50% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 80% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 81% 71% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93% - Use banking services 68% 47% - Television 29% 10% - Mobile phone 87% 59% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 26% 9% - Car / jeep / van 10% 2% - None of these assets 4% 23% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Piprarh? ■ Piprarh · ■ Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1007 953 - Working population 25.9% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 37% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 122 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (31%) · ■ Household industry 32 (7%) · ■ Other work 39 (9%) · ■ Marginal 118 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpur - Kathrai 1,842 people - Gaidhara 1,826 people - Barupur 1,789 people - Patkhaulia 1,786 people - Sakhuana 1,618 people - Karma 1,604 people - Jalhara 1,588 people - Moharihan 1,488 people All 236 villages in Rajpur ## Quick answers - How far is Piprarh from Buxar? 30 km by road - What is the population of Piprarh? 1,747 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piprarh in? Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Piprarh? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/piprarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.