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About Piplya Village

Piplya is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 491 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Piplya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piplya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 491
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piplya compares

By the 2011 count Piplya is the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1013.

Getting to Piplya

Piplya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piplya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Piplya from other places

Piplya lies about 68 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 Piplya
Nearest town Barwāni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandhwani 27 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 35 km
District headquarters Dhar 68 km

Villages closest to Piplya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piplya village had a population of 954. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Piplya village has 491 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piplya has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Piplya covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piplya falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piplya is Hathi gate station, about 35 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 <5 km distance for Piplya.

Piplya is about 68 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piplya is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 11 km away. Gandhwani is about 27 km away. Hathi gate station is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheda (6.7 km), Mawad (8.3 km) and Kundiya (11 km).

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

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