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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,867, made up of 939 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1245.2 hectares hectares.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 1245.2 hectares
Population 1,867
Male Population 939
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1245.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 955.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipra 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 Pipra from other places

Pipra lies about 37 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, about 15 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 Pipra
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 15 km
Nearest town Maihar 31 km
District headquarters Katni 37 km

Villages closest to Pipra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipra village had a population of 1,867. That makes it the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Pipra village has 939 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Pipra covers 1245.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pipra falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Khanna Banjari, about 15 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 Pipra.

Pipra is about 37 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 11 km away. Khanna Banjari is about 15 km away. Maihar 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 Bakeli (under 2 km), Chori (1.6 km) and Gudeha (2.6 km).

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

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