# Piparjhari Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/piparjhari/ Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat # Piparjhari Piparjhari is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 341 households**, the 50th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,511people (2011) - 341households - 82.3%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Piparjhari PIN code and other codes Piparjhari falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKirnapur - Census village code497818 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piparjhari from nearby towns? - Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)18 km by road - Balaghat (nearest town)18 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 Piparjhari? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Piparjhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balaghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Piparjhari known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 53% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Piparjhari Of every 100 households in Piparjhari in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Piparjhari · ■ Kirnapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **76% Toilet within the home ****19%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****37%** **37% Television ****23%** **15% Mobile phone ****44%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****18%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **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 Piparjhari? ■ Piparjhari · ■ Kirnapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **944 Working population ****53.7%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (13%) · **■** Marginal 94 (12%) 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 Kirnapur - Saleteka1,564 people - Dundaseoni1,550 people - Paraswada1,523 people - Newara1,522 people - Singodi1,496 people - Pardi1,492 people - Kadakna1,489 people - Benegaon1,482 people [All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Piparjhari from Balaghat?18 km by road - What is the population of Piparjhari?1,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piparjhari in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Piparjhari?82.3% (Census 2011)