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About Pipla Village

Pipla is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 304 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 34.8 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 304
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pipla compares

By the 2011 count Pipla is the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 34.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pipla

Pipla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipla from other places

Pipla lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 3.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pipla
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 13 km
Nearest town Manihāri 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Pipla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pipla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipla village had a population of 547. That makes it the 139th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Pipla village has 304 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipla has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pipla is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipla covers 34.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipla falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pipla is Harishchandrapur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pipla.

Pipla is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipla is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Harishchandrapur is about 3.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 13 km away. Manihāri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatra Mani (3.4 km), Chahatpur (3.5 km) and Manharpara (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pipla today is likely to be higher.

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