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About Pipratanr Village

Pipratanr is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 109 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828402
Area (hectares) 24.76 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 109
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipratanr compares

By the 2011 count Pipratanr is the 89th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 24.76 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pipratanr

Pipratanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipratanr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipratanr from other places

Pipratanr lies about 31 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, 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 Pipratanr
Nearest railway station Giridih 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 31 km

Villages closest to Pipratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipratanr village had a population of 198. That makes it the 89th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Pipratanr village has 109 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipratanr has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Pipratanr is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipratanr covers 24.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipratanr falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipratanr is Giridih, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pipratanr.

Pipratanr is about 31 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipratanr is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 16 km away. Topchanchi is about 18 km away. Dhanbad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Fatehpur Alias Khantdih (3.5 km) and Koradih (3.6 km).

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

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