# Pipra Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,549 people in 429 households**, the 47th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,549people (2011)
- 429households
- 61.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

Pipra falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokharia
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216737

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

## How far is Pipra from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)48 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)8 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 Pipra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Pipra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Pipra

Of every 100 households in Pipra in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Pipra?

■ Pipra · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**957

Working population ****30.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 50.9% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (10%) · **■** Marginal 437 (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 Narkatiaganj

- Bairia2,730 people
- Mathura2,677 people
- Maheshpur2,660 people
- Sisai2,582 people
- Satwaria2,527 people
- Chamua2,494 people
- Matiaria2,493 people
- Dhaminha2,456 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Bettiah?48 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?2,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?61.0% (Census 2011)