# Pipra Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/pipra/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Pipra Pipra is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847213**. The 2011 Census counted **1,681 people in 300 households**, the 24th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 1,681people (2011) - 300households - 34.4%literacy - 847213PIN code ## Pipra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pipra is 847213.** Pipra falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847213 - Gram panchayatBhindua - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227925 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? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)73 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)24 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 84% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pipra · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****9%** **16% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****48%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **47% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.4%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **951 Working population ****23.7%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.8% for men and 16.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (80%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Raepur2,050 people - Adalpur1,990 people - Tilakpur1,910 people - Bhaluka1,790 people - Kola1,619 people - Bishunia1,538 people - Khalasin1,427 people - Mahisanr urf Narkatia1,178 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pipra?847213 - How far is Pipra from Darbhanga?73 km by road - What is the population of Pipra?1,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pipra in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pipra?34.4% (Census 2011)