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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 464 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 497331
Area (hectares) 247.24 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 464
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 247.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 981.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 30 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 24 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 railway station Chirmiri 24 km
Nearest town Pasān 29 km
District headquarters Koriya 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 34 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baikunthpur 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 907. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Pipra village has 464 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 955 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 497331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 247.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Chirmiri, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 30 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. Chirmiri is about 24 km away. Pasān is about 29 km away. Koriya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparhiya (under 2 km), Bhandarpara (7.1 km) and Chhindiya (7.4 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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