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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUBODH KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 246036
- Pincode
- 804452
- Post office
- Mashaurhi
- Population
- 1,818
- Households
- 307
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 886
Census 2011 · in context
How Piprawan compares
By population, Piprawan ranks #40 of 122 villages in Dhanarua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−6.6% vs mandal average
- Piprawan
- 42.9%
- Dhanarua mandal
- 49.5%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
+27 vs mandal average
- Piprawan
- 959
- Dhanarua mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Piprawan
- 5.9
- Dhanarua mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Piprawan at a glance
Piprawan is a village of 1,818 people in 307 households (Census 2011) in Dhanarua block, Patna district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 122 villages in Dhanarua block. Literacy is 43%, 7 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804452, served by Mashaurhi post office; the LGD village code is 246036. The sarpanch is SUBODH KUMAR, and the village votes in Matihani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh. The population is estimated at 2,143 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piprawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MASAURHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bahrampur
- Total area (ha)
- 196
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 118
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Piprawan
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Key facts — Piprawan
- LGD code
- 246036
- Pincode
- 804452
- Post office
- Mashaurhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,818
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,143
- Households
- 307
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matihani
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUBODH KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanarua
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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
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