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

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Village · Uchkagaon, Gopalganj 

# Pirara

Pirara is a village in Uchkagaon sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,567 people in 383 households**, the 23rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 2,567people (2011)
- 383households
- 61.1%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Pirara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockUchkagaon
- Census village code230774

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

## How far is Pirara from nearby towns?

- Uchkagaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town)6 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 Pirara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meerganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uchkagawan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Pirara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Pirara

Of every 100 households in Pirara in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirara · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**68%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pirara?

■ Pirara · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**978

Working population ****27.5%**

**25.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 51.8% for women. 39% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 596 (84%)

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

- Sathi2,774 people
- Shampur2,772 people
- Piprahi2,752 people
- Arna2,679 people
- Barhmani2,398 people
- SalemPatti2,178 people
- Jamsari2,168 people
- Pakri Sirikant2,034 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pirara from Gopalganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pirara?2,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirara in?Gopalganj district (Uchkagaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirara?61.1% (Census 2011)