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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 296 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 296
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprahi compares

By the 2011 count Piprahi is the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Piprahi

Piprahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piprahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Piprahi from other places

Piprahi lies about 62 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 16 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 Piprahi
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Piprahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprahi village had a population of 614. That makes it the 110th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Piprahi village has 296 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piprahi falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Bhatapara, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Piprahi.

Piprahi is about 62 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Bhatapara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkipar (under 2 km), Karmadih (2.5 km) and Dhandhani (3.2 km).

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

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