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About Piprahi Village

Piprahi is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 188 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 50.7 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 188
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 102nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 50.7 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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 80 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 45 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 Balrampur 13 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 45 km
Nearest town Medininagar 56 km
District headquarters Surguja 80 km

Villages closest to Piprahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 352. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Piprahi village has 188 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprahi has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Piprahi is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprahi covers 50.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprahi falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Piprahi is Barwadih Junction, about 45 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 80 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprahi is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 13 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 45 km away. Medininagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnanagar (3.0 km), Radhakrishananagar (3.0 km) and Ramnagar (3.0 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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