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About Piprau Village

Piprau is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 439 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475005
Area (hectares) 372.18 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 439
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprau compares

By the 2011 count Piprau is the 37th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 372.18 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Piprau

Piprau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Piprau as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Piprau from other places

Piprau lies about 31 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Anant Paith, about 6.8 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 Piprau
Nearest railway station Anant Paith 6.8 km
Nearest town Dabra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 31 km
District headquarters Gwalior 31 km

Villages closest to Piprau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprau village had a population of 822. That makes it the 37th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Piprau village has 439 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprau has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Piprau is 475005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprau covers 372.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piprau falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piprau is Anant Paith, about 6.8 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 village for Piprau.

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

Piprau is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Anant Paith is about 6.8 km away. Dabra is about 14 km away. Chinour 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 Samaya (under 2 km), Khairwaya (under 2 km) and Fatehpur (2.7 km).

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

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