Village · Masalia, Dumka
# Pipra

Pipra is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814146. The 2011 Census counted 519 people in 122 households, the 80th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 519 people (2011)
- 122 households
- 51.8% 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 Dhobnaharinbahal
- Community development block Masalia
- Census village code 372079

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

## How far is Pipra from nearby towns?
- Masalia (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 47 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pipra?

7 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
- ● Middle 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
- ● Polling station 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 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 18% of the 141 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipra · ■ Masalia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 14%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 74% 42%
- Television 3% 7%
- Mobile phone 5% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 22%
- Own their home 94% 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+) 51.8% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 956
- Working population 49.5% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 42.4% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 226 (88%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Masalia
- Bichkoria 530 people
- Gundalia 529 people
- Chaulitar 528 people
- Dudhani 520 people
- Brindabani 513 people
- Hunja 513 people
- Dharampur 510 people
- Manika Chak 507 people

All 317 villages in Masalia

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pipra? 814146
- How far is Pipra from Dumka? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Pipra? 519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipra in? Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pipra? 51.8% (Census 2011)

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