Piro, Bihar

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Piro
Nagar Parishad
Piro railway station
Location of Piro block in Bhojpur District
Piro Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°20′N 84°25′E / 25.33°N 84.42°E / 25.33; 84.42
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Government
• Type	Piro Nagar Parishad
• Body	Municipal Corporation
• M.L.A	Sudama Prasad
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	80,000
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	802207
Telephone code	06181
Vehicle registration	BR-03
Website	bhojpur.bih.nic.in

Piro is a nagar parishad town and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur District, in the Indian state of Bihar. Piro is 39 km from the Ara Railway Station. Jitaura is 6 km from Piro.

Piro is located at 25°20′N 84°25′E / 25.33°N 84.42°E / 25.33; 84.42.^[2] It has an average elevation of 72 metres (236 feet).

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] 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^[update] the population of the town of Piro was 45,000 in 7,033 households.^{[3] [failed verification]}

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

The Piro Tehsil is divided into 3 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:

1. Piro
2. Charpokhari
3. Tarari

Piro Balua Tola is one of the most developed village in Piro block.

Piro block contains the following 109 villages:^[3]