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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 405 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495557
Area (hectares) 272.87 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 405
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 272.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 129 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 68 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 Pipra
Nearest town Kawardha 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 68 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 129 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 829. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Pipra village has 405 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 272.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Hathbandh, about 68 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 Pipra.

Pipra is about 129 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kawardha is about 9.8 km away. Nawagarh is about 32 km away. Hathbandh is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharra (8.5 km), Khaira (18 km) and Khairtal (18 km).

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

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