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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Piro
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Nagar Parishad]]
| image_skyline = Piro Railway Station.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Piro railway station
| image_map = Piro block map.png
| map_caption = Location of Piro block in Bhojpur District
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.33|N|84.42|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Piro Nagar Parishad
| governing_body = Municipal Corporation
| leader_title = M.L.A
| leader_name = [[Vishal Prashant]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 72
| population_total = 80000
| population_as_of = 2024
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2011 census data">{{cite web|title=Census of India Search details |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=263390|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 802207
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06181
| registration_plate = BR-03
| website = {{URL|bhojpur.bih.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Piro''' (historically spelled as '''Peeroo'''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thornton |first=J. H. |date=1874-06-01 |title=Report on Cholera in the Shahabad District |journal=The Indian Medical Gazette |volume=9 |issue=6 |pages=146–147 |issn=0019-5863 |pmc=5128170 |pmid=28995022}}</ref>) is a [[nagar parishad]] town and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur District]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. Piro is 39 [[Kilometre|km]] from the [[Ara Junction railway station|Ara Railway Station]]. Jitaura is 6 km from Piro.

==Geography==
Piro is located at {{Coord|25.33|N|84.42|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Piro.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Piro]</ref> It has an average elevation of 72 [[metre]]s (236 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = [[2011 Census of India]]<ref name="Census 2011"/>{{not in source|date=August 2022}}

| 1981 | 14068
| 1991 | 18419
| 2001 | 25811
| 2011 | 33785
}}
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Piro had a population of 25,638. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Piro has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 45%.

In Piro, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

{{As of|2011}} the population of the town of Piro was 45,000 in 7,033 households.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Bhojpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=46, 63, 81–83, 90, 92, 516–563, 753, 808–809 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref> {{not in source|date=August 2022}}

==Administration==
The Piro sub-division ([[Tehsil]]) is headed by an IAS or state Civil service officer of the rank of [[Sub Divisional Magistrate]] (SDM).

===Blocks===
The Piro Tehsil is divided into 3 [[Community development block|Block]]s, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:
# Piro
# [[Charpokhari]]
# [[Tarari, Bihar|Tarari]]
Piro Balua Tola is one of the most developed village in Piro block.
== List of villages ==
Piro block contains the following 109 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| Lohain || 166 || 2,000
|-
| Balua Tola || 85 || 1620
|-
| Newari || 201 || 843
|-
| Khairahin || 110 || 616
|-
| Kheri Kon || 263 || 2,016
|-
| Pharaura || 237 || 1,698
|-
| Karauniya || 91 || 1,052
|-
| Ear || 404 || 3,821
|-
| Kukrahan || 130 || 955
|-
| Waina || 296 || 1,585
|-
| Danwarua || 148 || 1,436
|-
| Tar || 943 || 6,123
|-
| Jamuaon || 452 || 5,006
|-
| Saneya || 74 || 1,843
|-
| Bamhawar || 201 || 4,190
|-
| Chaubepur || 85 || 1,041
|-
| Marohi || 61 || 340
|-
| Chhaurahi Jangal Mahal || 766 || 5,949
|-
| Keshwa || 277 || 3,018
|-
| Bishambharpur || 14 || 0
|-
| Haswa Dehri || 132 || 1,530
|-
| Rajapur || 98 || 1,588
|-
| Akrua || 395 || 3,309
|-
| Kaser || 122 || 844
|-
| Barao || 625 || 7,230
|-
| Hat Pokhar || 77 || 1,272
|-
| Jitaura Jangal Mahal || 969 || 11,292
|-
| Rajeyan || 149 || 2,561
|-
| Baseya || 230 || 1,943
|-
| Mahwari || 75 || 1,081
|-
| Doman Dehra || 221 || 2,033
|-
| Khambha Dih || 51 || 427
|-
| Chanwa || 36 || 0
|-
| Puraini Buzurg || 80 || 1,000
|-
| Puraini Khurd || 40 || 234
|-
| Pitro || 202 || 3,418
|-
| Khandani || 262 || 2,266
|-
| Khandani Khurd || 146 || 1,516
|-
| Angra || 371.1 || 2,384
|-
| Pitat || 217.4 || 892
|-
| Kothua || 309 || 2,770
|-
| Dhanpura || 231 || 1,686
|-
| Birpur || 87 || 769
|-
| Salakhna || 123.9 || 656
|-
| Mahuari || 140 || 1,060
|-
| Kewatia || 146 || 1,145
|-
| Basdiha || 171 || 1,212
|-
| Amehta || 191 || 3,052
|-
| Lahthan || 898 || 6,516
|-
| Anuwan || 68 || 347
|-
| Telar || 214 || 2,930
|-
| Agiaon || 373 || 7,545
|-
| Baraura || 43 || 192
|-
| Beduwa || 31 || 0
|-
| Bedauli || 27 || 0
|-
| Narhi || 63 || 1,215
|-
| Narayanpur || 112 || 1,358
|-
| Dihri || 102 || 999
|-
| Baghaunr || 99 || 1,343
|-
| Sugibal || 86 || 547
|-
| Mothi || 168 || 1,567
|-
| Mothibal Jangal Mahal || 31 || 375
|-
| Jagdishpur Patak || 96 || 769
|-
| Bahri Mahadeo || 26.5 || 0
|-
| Naek Tola Jangal Mahal || 646 || 6,860
|-
| Barauli || 176 || 1,705
|-
| Tewari Dih || 68 || 891
|-
| Rangal Tola Jangal Mahal || 47 || 669
|-
| [[Sukhrauli]] || 165 || 1,766
|-
| Jagdeopur || 59 || 436
|-
| [[Gogsand]] || 62 || 937
|-
| Kataria || 496 || 3,841
|-
| Basmanpur || 179 || 1,894
|-
| Amai || 317.9 || 3,826
|-
| Tetar Dih || 151 || 1,726
|-
| Sahejani || 308 || 2,958
|-
| Rasauli || 121 || 1,954
|-
| Jamunipur || 103 || 559
|-
| Indarpatpur || 36 || 438
|-
| Chhechhu Dih || 17 || 492
|-
| Moti Dih || 40 || 538
|-
| Pachrukhia || 235 || 2,464
|-
| Kachnath || 151 || 1,769
|-
| Udan Dih || 41 || 484
|-
| Ujjain Dehra || 92.9 || 599
|-
| Ojhawaliya || 20 || 265
|-
| [[Lohrabad]] || 29 || 1,601
|-
| Gajra Dih || 39 || 0
|-
| [[Deochanda]] || 169 || 1,170
|-
| [[Tilath]] || 295 || 2,886
|-
| Jaisingh Dih || 170 || 1,470
|-
| Manaini || 34 || 238
|-
| Tiwari Dih || 99 || 1,177
|-
| [[Itamba Ganesh]] || 57 || 856
|-
| [[Chilbilia]] || 92 || 966
|-
| Khorain || 27 || 0
|-
| Dano Dih || 31 || 0
|-
| [[Bachri, Piro|Bachri]] || 257 || 3,476
|-
| Bharsar || 325 || 2,861
|-
| Gobind Dih || 118 || 1,414
|-
| Nonar || 677 || 7,835
|-
| Baisa Dih || 89.5 || 1,671
|-
| Pachman || 250 || 2,344
|-
| [[Katar, Bhojpur|Katar]] || 594 || 13,484
|-
| Garahatha || 121.8 || 1,120
|-
| Harpur || 30 || 0
|-
| Narayanpur || 442 || 6,232
|-
| Jamaurahi || 150.7 || 2,128
|-
| Bhulkua || 151 || 1,427
|-
| Kachhuhi || 57 || 776
|-
| Dhan Pokhar || 124 || 783
|-
| Pasaur Tola || 85 || 790
|}

==References==
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{{Patna Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bhojpur district, India]]

Piro, Bihar - Revision history

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