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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 90 households**, the 108th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 451people (2011)
- 90households
- 19.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAdhkaili
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224140

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?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)32 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dagarua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Pipra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and jute**. About 90% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**12%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.7%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708**

**975

Working population ****23.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.1% for men and 11.2% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (38%) · **■** Marginal 13 (12%)

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 Dagarua

- Bahadurpur505 people
- Harahi469 people
- Chatra464 people
- Tengri456 people
- Doria435 people
- Bardinga427 people
- Kunaili427 people
- Balarpur425 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pipra from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra?19.7% (Census 2011)