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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Churchu tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 605 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Churchu
Pincode 825326
Area (hectares) 380.26 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 605
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 380.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 10 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 Padma 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Churchu 28 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 31 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Churchu 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 1,156. That makes it the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Pipra village has 605 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 380.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Padma, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

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

Pipra is in Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 10 km away. Churchu is about 28 km away. Hazaribagh 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 Churchu (28 km), Belgara (29 km) and Oreya (33 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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