# Pipra Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 501 households**, the 62nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 1,992people (2011)
- 501households
- 33.3%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

Pipra falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhawari
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223725

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?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)46 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)46 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 · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 87% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**41%

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 Pipra?

■ Pipra · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.3%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**946

Working population ****46.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.2% for men and 24.8% for women. 52% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (27%) · **■** Household industry 98 (11%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 500 (54%)

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 Amour

- Simalbari Bhag Sahrulah2,062 people
- Bangara2,018 people
- Geria2,002 people
- Basantpur1,996 people
- Nahrakol1,979 people
- Dumri1,968 people
- sahalo1,960 people
- Nitandar1,794 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Purnia?46 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?1,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?33.3% (Census 2011)