About Pipra Village

Pipra is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 176 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	209.54 hectares
Population	334
Male Population	176
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 45th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 209.54 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within village. 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 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 26 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	Gopikandar	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	26 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	39 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

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Common questions about Pipra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 334. That makes it the 45th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Pipra village has 176 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 209.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pipra falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Harinsing, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.0 km away. Harinsing is about 26 km away. Nalhāti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.