Village · Harij, Patan # Piplana Piplana is a village in Harij sub-district of Patan district, Gujarat, PIN code 384240. The 2011 Census counted 2,763 people in 574 households, the 7th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 2,763 people (2011) - 574 households - 61.1% literacy - 384240 PIN code ## Piplana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Piplana is 384240. Piplana falls in Harij sub-district, Patan district, Gujarat. - PIN code 384240 - Gram panchayat Piplana - Community development block Harij - Census village code 508943 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Piplana from nearby towns? - Harij (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Patan (district HQ) 26 km by road - Harij (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Piplana? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Piplana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Harij - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Harij - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Piplana known for? The main crops are cotton, wheat and mustard. About 85% of the 1,333 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Piplana Of every 100 households in Piplana in 2011, 64 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Piplana · ■ Harij rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 76% - Toilet within the home 5% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 74% - Tap water 42% 81% - Drinking water within premises 0% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 26% 44% - Television 11% 24% - Mobile phone 39% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 52% 35% - Own their home 93% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Piplana? ■ Piplana · ■ Harij rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 64.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 928 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1006 911 - Working population 56.5% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 274 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 802 (51%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 44 (3%) · ■ Marginal 438 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harij - Dunavada 4,119 people - Adiya 3,569 people - Boratvada 3,177 people - Katara 2,800 people - Khakhal 2,732 people - Kathi 2,678 people - Jamanpur 2,615 people - Vansa 2,458 people All 39 villages in Harij ## Other places named Piplana - Piplana · Village, Manavadar, Junagadh · 2,049 people - Piplana · Village, Kotda Sangani, Rajkot · 500 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piplana? 384240 - How far is Piplana from Patan? 26 km by road - What is the population of Piplana? 2,763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piplana in? Patan district (Harij sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Piplana? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/harij/piplana/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.