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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARJUN YADAV
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- LGD code
- 256258
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population
- 2,122
- Households
- 274
- Literacy rate
- 34.1%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 768
Census 2011 · in context
How Piparwar compares
By population, Piparwar ranks #19 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.1%
−11.3% vs mandal average
- Piparwar
- 34.1%
- Dumaria mandal
- 45.4%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+43 vs mandal average
- Piparwar
- 970
- Dumaria mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
7.7
+1.7 vs mandal average
- Piparwar
- 7.7
- Dumaria mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Piparwar at a glance
Piparwar is a village of 2,122 people in 274 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 19th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 34%, 11 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256258. The sarpanch is ARJUN YADAV, and the village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,502 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piparwar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Narayanpur
- Total area (ha)
- 348
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Piparwar
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Key facts — Piparwar
- LGD code
- 256258
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,122
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,502
- Households
- 274
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 34.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maheshwar Hazari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARJUN YADAV
- Block / Mandal
- Dumaria
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
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