# Piprahi Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Piprahi

Piprahi is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,804 people in 325 households**, the 65th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,804people (2011)
- 325households
- 68.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Piprahi PIN code and other codes

Piprahi falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathigai
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231459

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

## How far is Piprahi from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)12 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 Piprahi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Piprahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Piprahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Piprahi

Of every 100 households in Piprahi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Piprahi · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**70%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**67%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Piprahi?

■ Piprahi · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**963

Working population ****25.1%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 58.9% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (15%) · **■** Marginal 87 (19%)

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 Barharia

- Narharpur1,907 people
- Siari1,907 people
- Tilsandi1,902 people
- Dumri1,829 people
- Shekhpura1,804 people
- Harpur1,759 people
- Bhaday1,756 people
- Bishambharpur1,747 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piprahi from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Piprahi?1,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piprahi in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Piprahi?68.4% (Census 2011)