# Piprapur Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Piprapur

Piprapur is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 137 households**, the 50th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 902people (2011)
- 137households
- 54.0%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Piprapur PIN code and other codes

Piprapur falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJana
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244555

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

## How far is Piprapur from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)12 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 Piprapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Piprapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Piprapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Piprapur

Of every 100 households in Piprapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Piprapur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****84%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Piprapur?

■ Piprapur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**946

Working population ****22.8%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 38.6% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 39 (19%)

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 Asthawan

- Naurozpur1,049 people
- Bhikhani Bigha1,010 people
- Shahbazpur994 people
- Fatehpur939 people
- Mahanandpur658 people
- Khurampur645 people
- Gong Chak500 people
- Gobindpur473 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piprapur from Biharsharif?12 km by road
- What is the population of Piprapur?902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprapur in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprapur?54.0% (Census 2011)