Village · Masalia, Dumka
# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814146. The 2011 Census counted 605 people in 135 households, the 62nd largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 605 people (2011)
- 135 households
- 45.8% literacy
- 814146 PIN code

## Pipra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pipra is 814146. Pipra falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814146
- Gram panchayat Sugapahari
- Community development block Masalia
- Census village code 372038

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

## How far is Pipra from nearby towns?
- Masalia (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pipra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pipra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pipra known for?

The main crops are rice. About 10% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pipra

Of every 100 households in Pipra in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Masalia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 64% 14%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 16% 42%
- Television 4% 7%
- Mobile phone 8% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 22%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Pipra?

■ Pipra · ■ Masalia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.8% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 692 956
- Working population 61.0% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 26.2% for women. 57% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 247 (67%) · ■ Household industry 12 (3%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 91 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Masalia
- Singrogadi 626 people
- Laharjuria 623 people
- Golbazar 613 people
- Madhuban 609 people
- Bhul 591 people
- Ramkhari 582 people
- Sarmundi 582 people
- Kapsio 577 people

All 317 villages in Masalia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pipra? 814146
- How far is Pipra from Dumka? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra? 605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in? Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra? 45.8% (Census 2011)

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