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About Pipra Village

Pipra is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 552 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441912, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441912
Area (hectares) 263.59 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 552
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pipra compares

By the 2011 count Pipra is the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 263.59 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pipra

Pipra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pipra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 30 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station Mitewani 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 5.0 km
District headquarters Bhandara 30 km

Villages closest to Pipra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tumsar 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 1,118. That makes it the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Pipra village has 552 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Pipra is 441912. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipra covers 263.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipra falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pipra is Mitewani, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pipra.

Pipra is about 30 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipra is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Mitewani is about 1.9 km away. Tumsar is about 5.0 km away. Bhandara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zanzeria (under 2 km), Zarli (1.6 km) and Sakali (1.8 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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