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About Pipla Village

Pipla is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 498 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 84.98 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 498
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Pipla compares

By the 2011 count Pipla is the 118th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 84.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pipla

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

Pipla lies about 6.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 4.8 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 Pipla
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 6.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 22 km

Villages closest to Pipla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Pipla

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipla village had a population of 929. That makes it the 118th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Pipla village has 498 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipla has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pipla is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipla covers 84.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pipla falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pipla is Surja Kama, about 4.8 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 Pipla.

Pipla is about 6.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipla is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 4.8 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 6.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiari (under 2 km), Ranipur (1.6 km) and Dakshin Neamatpur (2.5 km).

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

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