# Piplaj Village, Dehgam, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/piplaj/ Village · Dehgam, Gandhinagar # Piplaj Piplaj is a village in Dehgam sub-district of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382315**. The 2011 Census counted **2,852 people in 584 households**, the 33rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 2,852people (2011) - 584households - 80.8%literacy - 382315PIN code ## Piplaj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piplaj is 382315.** Piplaj falls in Dehgam sub-district, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code382315 - Gram panchayatPiplaj - Community development blockDehgam - Census village code511340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piplaj from nearby towns? - Dehgam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Gandhinagar (district HQ)37 km by road - Dehgam (nearest town)17 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 Piplaj? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Piplaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dehgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Dehgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dehgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Piplaj known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and vegetables**. About 85% of the 1,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 888 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 Piplaj Of every 100 households in Piplaj in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Piplaj · ■ Dehgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****37%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **73% Tap water ****87%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **81% Use banking services ****54%** **47% Television ****44%** **38% Mobile phone ****63%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****27%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Piplaj? ■ Piplaj · ■ Dehgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **885 Working population ****62.5%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 71.4% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 518 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (7%) · **■** Marginal 820 (46%) 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 Dehgam - Ghamij2,996 people - Vasana Chaudhary2,978 people - Hilol2,966 people - Khanpur2,963 people - Sagdalpur2,519 people - Vadvasa2,474 people - Sametri2,442 people - Palaiya2,346 people [All 92 villages in Dehgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/dehgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piplaj?382315 - How far is Piplaj from Gandhinagar?37 km by road - What is the population of Piplaj?2,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piplaj in?Gandhinagar district (Dehgam sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Piplaj?80.8% (Census 2011)