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- LGD code
- 246071
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population
- 272
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 72
Census 2011 · in context
How Pipra Chak compares
By population, Pipra Chak ranks #76 of 86 villages in Punpun mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.3%
−3.1% vs mandal average
- Pipra Chak
- 46.3%
- Punpun mandal
- 49.4%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+79 vs mandal average
- Pipra Chak
- 1,000
- Punpun mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Pipra Chak
- 5.2
- Punpun mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pipra Chak at a glance
Pipra Chak is a village of 272 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Punpun block, Patna district, Bihar, the 76th-largest of 86 villages in Punpun block. Literacy is 46%, 3 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246071. The village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 321 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Parthu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipra Chak · this village | 272 | 46% | — |
| Parthu · Punpun | 3,491 | 54% | — |
| Bhabhaul · Punpun | 1,456 | 47% | — |
| Shahbazpur · Punpun | 1,325 | 52% | — |
| Tulsi Chak · Punpun | 947 | 52% | — |
| Dekuli · Punpun | 934 | 50% | — |
| Abdalpur Pipra · Punpun | 696 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pipra Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Parthu
- Total area (ha)
- 44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pipra Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pipra Chak
- LGD code
- 246071
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population (Census 2011)
- 272
- Population (projected 2026)
- 321
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 46.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hayaghat
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Punpun
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)