About Pipha Village

Pipha is one of the larger villages in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,760, made up of 2,988 males and 2,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basirhat I
Pincode	743422
Area (hectares)	403.47 hectares
Population	5,760
Male Population	2,988
Female Population	2,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pipha compares

By the 2011 count Pipha is the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 403.47 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pipha

Pipha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pipha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pipha from other places

Pipha lies about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matania Anantapur, about 5.6 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 Pipha
Nearest railway station	Matania Anantapur	5.6 km
Nearest town	Basirhat City	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basirhat I	24 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	24 km

Villages closest to Pipha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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.

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Common questions about Pipha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipha village had a population of 5,760. That makes it the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Pipha village has 2,988 males and 2,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Pipha is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipha covers 403.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipha falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pipha is Matania Anantapur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pipha.

Pipha is about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipha is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Matania Anantapur is about 5.6 km away. Basirhat City is about 6.4 km away. Basirhat I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.