# Piprahiya, Areraj, Purba Champaran – Population & Literacy

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Piprahiya

Piprahiya is a village in [Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/) sub-district of [Purba Champaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 45 households**, the 42nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 292people (2011)
- 45households
- 68.7%literacy
- 791females per 1,000 males

## Piprahiya PIN code and other codes

Piprahiya falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMunra
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218174

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

## How far is Piprahiya from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)5 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 Piprahiya?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Piprahiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Munda
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Areraj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Piprahiya known for?

About 90% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Piprahiya

Of every 100 households in Piprahiya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piprahiya · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****9%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

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 Piprahiya?

■ Piprahiya · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**936

Working population ****34.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 51.4% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 76 (76%)

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 Areraj

- Horil Chhapra777 people
- Parsa745 people
- Gurha741 people
- Misrauliya501 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Other places named Piprahiya

- Piprahiya · Village, Arrah, Bhojpur · 2,465 people
- Piprahiya · Village, Nautanwa, Mahrajganj · 1,095 people
- Piprahiya · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 260 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Piprahiya from Motihari?35 km by road
- What is the population of Piprahiya?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprahiya in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprahiya?68.7% (Census 2011)