# Piprahi Village, Gamharia, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/piprahi/

Village · Gamharia, Madhepura 

# Piprahi

Piprahi is a village in Gamharia sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,924 people in 587 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%.

- 2,924people (2011)
- 587households
- 53.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Piprahi PIN code and other codes

Piprahi falls in Gamharia sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAurahee Ekpraha
- Community development blockGamharia
- Census village code225802

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?

- Gamharia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piprahi · ■ Gamharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

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 Piprahi?

■ Piprahi · ■ Gamharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**50.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**916

Working population ****45.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 42.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 404 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 542 (40%)

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 Gamharia

- Aurahi9,078 people
- Jiwachhpur5,666 people
- Parwaha4,738 people
- Tarawe3,730 people
- Daha2,893 people
- Jagbani2,543 people
- Kaurihar2,004 people

[All 12 villages in Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gamharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piprahi from Madhepura?15 km by road
- What is the population of Piprahi?2,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprahi in?Madhepura district (Gamharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprahi?53.4% (Census 2011)