# Piparia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Piparia

Piparia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 140 households**, the 100th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 842people (2011)
- 140households
- 44.5%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Piparia PIN code and other codes

Piparia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGawnaha
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216385

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

## How far is Piparia from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)62 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)21 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 Piparia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Piparia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Piparia

Of every 100 households in Piparia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Piparia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Piparia?

■ Piparia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**959

Working population ****47.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 25.6% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (21%) · **■** Marginal 224 (56%)

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 Gaunaha

- Goithahi870 people
- Mehnaul Khurd859 people
- Sarpharwa857 people
- Betahania845 people
- Khairatia828 people
- Bhawanipur821 people
- Pahkaul810 people
- Pakri Kalan810 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piparia from Bettiah?62 km by road
- What is the population of Piparia?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piparia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piparia?44.5% (Census 2011)