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About Piparkhar Village

Piparkhar is a mid sized village in Ambagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 337 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piparkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piparkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Ambagarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 210.45 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 337
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piparkhar compares

By the 2011 count Piparkhar is the 46th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 210.45 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Piparkhar

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

Piparkhar lies about 17 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Piparkhar
Tehsil headquarters Ambagarh 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 17 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 17 km

Villages closest to Piparkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piparkhar village had a population of 732. That makes it the 46th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Piparkhar village has 337 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piparkhar has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Piparkhar is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piparkhar covers 210.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piparkhar falls under Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Piparkhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Piparkhar is about 17 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piparkhar is in Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Ambagarh is about 17 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 17 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirrabhatha (4.9 km), Majhi Tola (5.5 km) and Dumarghucha (6.5 km).

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

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