About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 434 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822131
Area (hectares)	52.34 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	434
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
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 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 52.34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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 16 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 9.0 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 town	Kathhāra	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	16 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharganj 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 810. That makes it the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Pipra village has 434 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 52.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pipra falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Jarangdih, about 9.0 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 16 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 8.5 km away. Jarangdih is about 9.0 km away. Hariharganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.