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About Piparay Village

Piparay is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 157 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.18 hectares hectares.

Piparay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piparay village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 228.18 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 157
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piparay compares

By the 2011 count Piparay is the 145th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 228.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Piparay

Piparay is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piparay as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Piparay from other places

Piparay lies about 33 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 18 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 Piparay
Nearest railway station Kolaras 18 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 33 km

Villages closest to Piparay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piparay village had a population of 303. That makes it the 145th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Piparay village has 157 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piparay has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Piparay covers 228.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piparay falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piparay is Kolaras, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Piparay.

Piparay is about 33 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piparay is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 18 km away. Shivpuri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighodhi (3.2 km), Kota Naka (3.3 km) and Kota (3.4 km).

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

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