Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja
# Pipraul

Pipraul is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497220. The 2011 Census counted 3,217 people in 629 households, the 9th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.
- 3,217 people (2011)
- 629 households
- 56.2% literacy
- 497220 PIN code

## Pipraul PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pipraul is 497220. Pipraul falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497220
- Gram panchayat Pipraul
- Community development block Ramchandrapur
- Census village code 431916

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pipraul from nearby towns?
- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 110 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pipraul?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pipraul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pipraul known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 52% of the 1,128 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pipraul

Of every 100 households in Pipraul in 2011, 11 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipraul · ■ Ramanujganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 22%
- Toilet within the home 37% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 63% 27%
- Tap water 4% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 62% 62%
- Television 4% 5%
- Mobile phone 18% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 45% 39%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pipraul?

■ Pipraul · ■ Ramanujganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.2% 57.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1004 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1082 951
- Working population 49.8% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 42.6% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 594 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 79 (5%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (3%) · ■ Marginal 876 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramanujganj
- Sanawal 3,725 people
- Kameshwar Nagar 3,449 people
- Talkeshwarpur 3,426 people
- Mitgai 3,277 people
- Balbhadra Nagar 2,735 people
- Chandranagar 2,654 people
- Kurludih 2,622 people
- Vishwanathpur Urf Marma 2,587 people

All 113 villages in Ramanujganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pipraul? 497220
- How far is Pipraul from Ambikapur? 110 km by road
- What is the population of Pipraul? 3,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipraul in? Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pipraul? 56.2% (Census 2011)

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