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About Piplya Village

Piplya is a mid sized village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 345 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Piplya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piplya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 345
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piplya compares

By the 2011 count Piplya is the 43rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Piplya

Piplya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piplya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 28 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Motipura Chauki, about 11 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 railway station Motipura Chauki 11 km
Nearest town Chhabra 21 km
District headquarters Guna 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 33 km

Villages closest to Piplya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghogarh 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 689. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Piplya village has 345 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piplya has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Piplya covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piplya falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piplya is Motipura Chauki, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Piplya.

Piplya is about 28 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piplya is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Motipura Chauki is about 11 km away. Chhabra is about 21 km away. Guna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhera Khedi (2.2 km), Chanda Khedi (12 km) and Khejra Guruji (12 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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