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About Pipraul Village

Pipraul is a large village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,605 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipraul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 1128.07 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,605
Female Population 1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipraul compares

By the 2011 count Pipraul is the 9th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1128.07 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pipraul

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

Pipraul lies about 77 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 55 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 Pipraul
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 16 km
Nearest town Garhwa 54 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 55 km
District headquarters Surguja 77 km

Villages closest to Pipraul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipraul village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 9th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Pipraul village has 1,605 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipraul has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pipraul is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipraul covers 1128.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipraul falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pipraul is Meralgram, about 55 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 Pipraul.

Pipraul is about 77 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipraul is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 16 km away. Garhwa is about 54 km away. Meralgram is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitiyahi (3.8 km), Mitgai (7.2 km) and Deogai (8.9 km).

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

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