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About Nipani Village

Nipani is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,777, made up of 897 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nipani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 614.85 hectares
Population 1,777
Male Population 897
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nipani compares

By the 2011 count Nipani is the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 614.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nipani

Nipani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nipani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nipani from other places

Nipani lies about 41 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 18 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 Nipani
Tehsil headquarters Patan 14 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 18 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 22 km
District headquarters Durg 41 km

Villages closest to Nipani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Nipani

As per the Census of India 2011, Nipani village had a population of 1,777. That makes it the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Nipani village has 897 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nipani has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nipani is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nipani covers 614.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nipani falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nipani is Sarsonpuri, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Nipani.

Nipani is about 41 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nipani is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 14 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 18 km away. Dhamtari is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chulgahan (1.8 km), Pachpedi (2.5 km) and Khapri (2.7 km).

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

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