Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone
# Piplya Buzurg

Piplya Buzurg is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,250 people in 386 households, the 18th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.
- 2,250 people (2011)
- 386 households
- 48.2% literacy
- 950 females per 1,000 males

## Piplya Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Piplya Buzurg falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bhikangaon
- Census village code 477450

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

## How far is Piplya Buzurg from nearby towns?
- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Piplya Buzurg?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Piplya Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Piplya Buzurg known for?

The main crops are cotton, soyabean and jawar. About 35% of the 1,209 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Piplya Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Piplya Buzurg in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piplya Buzurg · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 77%
- Toilet within the home 3% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91%
- Tap water 0% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 95%
- Use banking services 31% 32%
- Television 16% 20%
- Mobile phone 38% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 50%
- Own their home 96% 95%

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

## What is the population of Piplya Buzurg?

■ Piplya Buzurg · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 61.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 936
- Working population 57.4% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 36.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 527 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 326 (25%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 135 (10%) · ■ Marginal 303 (23%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhikangaon
- Bitnera 2,454 people
- Banjhar 2,405 people
- Sangvi 2,375 people
- Devla 2,256 people
- Satwada 2,222 people
- Rahegaon 2,211 people
- Padliya 2,209 people
- Kedwa Ja. 2,202 people

All 145 villages in Bhikangaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Piplya Buzurg from Khargone? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Piplya Buzurg? 2,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piplya Buzurg in? Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Piplya Buzurg? 48.2% (Census 2011)

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