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About Pipli Village

Pipli is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 764 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 426 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 764
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pipli compares

By the 2011 count Pipli is the 20th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pipli

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

Pipli lies about 48 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 8.6 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 Pipli
Nearest railway station Sindhar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 13 km
Nearest town Zira 22 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 48 km

Villages closest to Pipli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipli village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 20th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Pipli village has 764 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipli has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pipli is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipli covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipli falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pipli is Sindhar, about 8.6 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 Pipli.

Pipli is about 48 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipli is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 8.6 km away. Shahkot is about 13 km away. Zira is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miani (1.5 km), Paraliwala (1.7 km) and Fatehpur Bhagwan (3.9 km).

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

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