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About Piprani Village

Piprani is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 718 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3711 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Pincode 476355
Area (hectares) 3711 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 718
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprani compares

By the 2011 count Piprani is the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 3711 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Piprani

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

Piprani lies about 26 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 26 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 Piprani
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 19 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 26 km
District headquarters Sheopur 26 km

Villages closest to Piprani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprani village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Piprani village has 718 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprani has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Piprani is 476355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprani covers 3711 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piprani falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piprani is Sheopur Kalan, about 26 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 Piprani.

Piprani is about 26 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprani is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 19 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 26 km away. Sheopur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karrai (3.1 km), Gothra (8.2 km) and Jakhda (11 km).

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

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