# 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 **511 people in 103 households**, the 128th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 511people (2011)
- 103households
- 71.6%literacy
- 886females 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 code223782

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)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pipra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasaba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pipra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**0%

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

**41%

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 · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**946

Working population ****27.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 58.8% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Ikra Istamrar563 people
- Sakma555 people
- Hakaili515 people
- Kadgaon513 people
- Jalkar403 people
- Lalchura367 people
- Bahadurpur331 people
- Majhua Khurd327 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?71.6% (Census 2011)