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About Pipri Village

Pipri is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 356 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pandu
Pincode 812124
Area (hectares) 74.58 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 356
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipri compares

By the 2011 count Pipri is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 74.58 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pipri

Pipri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pipri as Available within 5 - 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 Pipri from other places

Pipri lies about 88 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, 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 Pipri
Tehsil headquarters Pandu 12 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 16 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 25 km
District headquarters Palamu 88 km

Villages closest to Pipri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipri village had a population of 636. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Pipri village has 356 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipri has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Pipri is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipri covers 74.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipri falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipri is Katkamsandi, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Pipri.

Pipri is about 88 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipri is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Pandu is about 12 km away. Katkamsandi is about 16 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ordiha (10 km), Burhkhaira (11 km) and Khaira (11 km).

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

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