# Piprahia Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran 

# Piprahia

Piprahia is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845438**. The 2011 Census counted **5,428 people in 967 households**, the 11th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 5,428people (2011)
- 967households
- 53.0%literacy
- 845438PIN code

## Piprahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Piprahia is 845438.** Piprahia falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845438
- Gram panchayatPiprahia
- Community development blockJogapatti
- Census village code217114

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

## How far is Piprahia from nearby towns?

- Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)26 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 Piprahia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Piprahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Piprahia

Of every 100 households in Piprahia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Piprahia · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**90%

Tap water ****27%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**48%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Piprahia?

■ Piprahia · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**957

Working population ****42.4%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,068 (46%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (2%) · **■** Marginal 982 (43%)

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 Jogapatti

- Bhawanipur6,276 people
- Bhawanipur6,208 people
- Chaumukha6,069 people
- Gora5,433 people
- Khutwania4,970 people
- Kaulapur4,865 people
- Bahuarwa4,584 people
- Dhabelwa4,513 people

[All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Piprahia?845438
- How far is Piprahia from Bettiah?26 km by road
- What is the population of Piprahia?5,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprahia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprahia?53.0% (Census 2011)
