# Piplav Village, Sojitra, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/sojitra/piplav/ Village · Sojitra, Anand # Piplav Piplav is a village in Sojitra sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388460**. The 2011 Census counted **5,000 people in 1,056 households**, the 6th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 5,000people (2011) - 1,056households - 94.6%literacy - 388460PIN code ## Piplav PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piplav is 388460.** Piplav falls in Sojitra sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat. - PIN code388460 - Gram panchayatPiplav - Community development blockSojitra - Census village code516865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piplav from nearby towns? - Sojitra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Anand (district HQ)21 km by road - Sojitra (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Piplav? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Piplav; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sunav - ○Degree college10+ km · Anand - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sunav - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Piplav known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tobacco**. About 84% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 501 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Piplav Of every 100 households in Piplav in 2011, 93 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Piplav · ■ Sojitra rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****67%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **65% Tap water ****93%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **80% Use banking services ****86%** **48% Television ****59%** **36% Mobile phone ****55%** **38% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **33% Own their home ****86%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Piplav? ■ Piplav · ■ Sojitra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **899 Working population ****34.8%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 93.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (27%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 640 (37%) · **■** Marginal 268 (15%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sojitra - Deva Talpad7,588 people - Dabhou5,777 people - Malataj5,760 people - Trambovad5,453 people - Magharol4,815 people - Petli4,319 people - Balinta3,718 people - Runaj3,572 people [All 24 villages in Sojitra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/sojitra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piplav?388460 - How far is Piplav from Anand?21 km by road - What is the population of Piplav?5,000 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piplav in?Anand district (Sojitra sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Piplav?94.6% (Census 2011)