# Piprahi Village, Uchkagaon, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Uchkagaon, Gopalganj 

# Piprahi

Piprahi is a village in Uchkagaon sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,752 people in 409 households**, the 21st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 2,752people (2011)
- 409households
- 67.6%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Piprahi PIN code and other codes

Piprahi falls in Uchkagaon sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhirwan
- Community development blockUchkagaon
- Census village code230757

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

## How far is Piprahi from nearby towns?

- Uchkagaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)14 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town)9 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 Piprahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Piprahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Piprahi

Of every 100 households in Piprahi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Piprahi · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****89%**

**68%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Piprahi?

■ Piprahi · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**978

Working population ****35.4%**

**25.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 38% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 673 (69%)

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 Uchkagaon

- Narkatia2,876 people
- Kaparpura2,839 people
- Sathi2,774 people
- Shampur2,772 people
- Arna2,679 people
- Pirara2,567 people
- Barhmani2,398 people
- SalemPatti2,178 people

[All 82 villages in Uchkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/uchkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piprahi from Gopalganj?14 km by road
- What is the population of Piprahi?2,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprahi in?Gopalganj district (Uchkagaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprahi?67.6% (Census 2011)