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About Piparhata Village

Piparhata is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 337 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares.

Piparhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piparhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 337
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Piparhata compares

By the 2011 count Piparhata is the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Piparhata

Piparhata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piparhata 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 Piparhata from other places

Piparhata lies about 8.1 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 3.4 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 Piparhata
Nearest railway station Patwara 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 8.1 km
District headquarters Katni 8.1 km
Nearest town Murwāra 8.1 km

Villages closest to Piparhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piparhata village had a population of 664. That makes it the 79th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Piparhata village has 337 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piparhata has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Piparhata covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piparhata falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piparhata is Patwara, about 3.4 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 Piparhata.

Piparhata is about 8.1 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piparhata is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 3.4 km away. Murwara is about 8.1 km away. Katni is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matwar Padariya (2.6 km), Kanhwara (3.0 km) and Madai (3.1 km).

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

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