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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 121 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 121
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 163rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 50 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
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 50 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 235. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Pipra village has 121 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pipra falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Guraru, about 50 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 22 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akta (under 2 km), Chakla (1.6 km) and Chaklapur (1.6 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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