About Pipra Village

Pipra is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 155 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, 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	Jama
Pincode	814158
Area (hectares)	174.62 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	155
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
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 176th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 174.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 14 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
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	14 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	42 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 311. That makes it the 176th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Pipra village has 155 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 174.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pipra falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Joramow Railway Station, about 14 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 42 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 Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 14 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Jama is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.