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About Piprai Village

Piprai is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 356 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.3 hectares hectares.

Piprai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Area (hectares) 194.3 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 356
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piprai compares

By the 2011 count Piprai is the 96th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 194.3 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 879.

Getting to Piprai

Piprai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Piprai as Available within 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 Piprai from other places

Piprai lies about 28 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 6.4 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 Piprai
Nearest railway station Kolaras 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 28 km

Villages closest to Piprai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprai village had a population of 696. That makes it the 96th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Piprai village has 356 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Piprai covers 194.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piprai falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piprai is Kolaras, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Piprai.

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

Piprai is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 6.4 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 28 km away. Shivpuri 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 Chhirai (under 2 km), Guraiya (under 2 km) and Pacharai (under 2 km).

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

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