Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat
# Pipalgaon Kalan

Pipalgaon Kalan is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 703 people in 158 households, the 86th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.
- 703 people (2011)
- 158 households
- 72.9% literacy
- 1,003 females per 1,000 males

## Pipalgaon Kalan PIN code and other codes

Pipalgaon Kalan falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Kirnapur
- Census village code 497955

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

## How far is Pipalgaon Kalan from nearby towns?
- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ) 76 km by road
- Gondia (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pipalgaon Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pipalgaon Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lanji
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 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 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pipalgaon Kalan known for?

About 49% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pipalgaon Kalan

Of every 100 households in Pipalgaon Kalan in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pipalgaon Kalan · ■ Kirnapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 38% 76%
- Toilet within the home 6% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 91%
- Tap water 1% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 17% 37%
- Television 6% 15%
- Mobile phone 20% 18%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 31% 25%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Pipalgaon Kalan?

■ Pipalgaon Kalan · ■ Kirnapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.9% 76.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 944
- Working population 76.2% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 66.5% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (8%) · ■ Other work 14 (3%) · ■ Marginal 449 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kirnapur
- Dhudwa 835 people
- Bakkar 800 people
- Sone Sarad 780 people
- Kandra 721 people
- Pipalgaon Khurd 689 people
- Kosmara 688 people
- Kotari 675 people
- Chhindgaon 649 people

All 148 villages in Kirnapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Pipalgaon Kalan from Balaghat? 76 km by road
- What is the population of Pipalgaon Kalan? 703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipalgaon Kalan in? Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pipalgaon Kalan? 72.9% (Census 2011)

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