About Piprakhali Village

Piprakhali is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,170 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piprakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piprakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743349
Area (hectares)	247.28 hectares
Population	2,274
Male Population	1,170
Female Population	1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Piprakhali compares

By the 2011 count Piprakhali is the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 247.28 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Piprakhali

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

Piprakhali lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 13 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 Piprakhali
Nearest railway station	Karanjali	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	22 km

Villages closest to Piprakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piprakhali village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Piprakhali village has 1,170 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piprakhali has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Piprakhali is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piprakhali covers 247.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piprakhali falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Piprakhali is Karanjali, about 13 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 Piprakhali.

Piprakhali is about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piprakhali is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.