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About Piplaj Village

Piplaj is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,702, made up of 1,401 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piplaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piplaj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 1494 hectares
Population 2,702
Male Population 1,401
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Piplaj compares

By the 2011 count Piplaj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1494 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Piplaj

Piplaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piplaj 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 Piplaj from other places

Piplaj lies about 29 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 Piplaj
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 4.7 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 29 km
Nearest town Sangod 29 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 30 km

Villages closest to Piplaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piplaj village had a population of 2,702. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Piplaj village has 1,401 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piplaj has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Piplaj is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piplaj covers 1494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piplaj falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Piplaj is Jhalarapatan, about 30 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 Piplaj.

Piplaj is about 29 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piplaj is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 4.7 km away. Jhalawar is about 29 km away. Sangod is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deopura (2.0 km), Bahrawada (2.0 km) and Jhagar (2.4 km).

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

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