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About Piplan Village

Piplan is a large village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,708, made up of 1,881 males and 1,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piplan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piplan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 494.73 hectares
Population 3,708
Male Population 1,881
Female Population 1,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piplan compares

By the 2011 count Piplan is the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 494.73 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Piplan

Piplan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piplan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Piplan from other places

Piplan lies about 31 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Nandai Gram, 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 Piplan
Tehsil headquarters Manteswar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Nandai Gram 18 km
Nearest town Memāri 20 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 31 km

Villages closest to Piplan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piplan village had a population of 3,708. That makes it the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Piplan village has 1,881 males and 1,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piplan has about 971 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Piplan is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piplan covers 494.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piplan falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Piplan is Nandai Gram, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piplan.

Piplan is about 31 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piplan is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Manteswar is about 8.5 km away. Nandai Gram is about 18 km away. Memāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagra (under 2 km), Bheti (3.5 km) and Mamudpur (4.1 km).

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

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