# Piplaj Village, Dharampuri, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharampuri, Dhar 

# Piplaj

Piplaj is a village in Dharampuri sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 158 households**, the 61st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 755people (2011)
- 158households
- 41.8%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Piplaj PIN code and other codes

Piplaj falls in Dharampuri sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDharampuri
- Census village code475831

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Piplaj from nearby towns?

- Dharampuri (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dhamnod (nearest town)22 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 Piplaj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Piplaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gujri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Piplaj known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and maize**. About 34% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Piplaj

Of every 100 households in Piplaj in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Piplaj · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****21%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****86%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Piplaj?

■ Piplaj · ■ Dharampuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**927

Working population ****50.3%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 36.4% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (85%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Dharampuri

- Degaon896 people
- Panchghati850 people
- Lohari809 people
- Khatadgaon784 people
- Dehariya751 people
- Rupatta742 people
- Ahmadpura736 people
- Utawali735 people

[All 102 villages in Dharampuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dharampuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Piplaj from Dhar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Piplaj?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piplaj in?Dhar district (Dharampuri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piplaj?41.8% (Census 2011)