# Piprad Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/piprad/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Piprad Piprad is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,699 people in 518 households**, the 9th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,699people (2011) - 518households - 65.2%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Piprad PIN code and other codes Piprad falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477463 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piprad from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)48 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)8 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 Piprad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Piprad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Piprad known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 75% of the 1,181 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Piprad Of every 100 households in Piprad in 2011, 82 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Piprad · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **77% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **91% Tap water ****50%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****23%** **32% Television ****24%** **20% Mobile phone ****18%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****55%** **50% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Piprad? ■ Piprad · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **936 Working population ****51.6%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 503 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (49%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 170 (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 Bhikangaon - Anjangaon3,349 people - Bilkhed Khurd3,242 people - Sundrel3,105 people - Boruth2,924 people - Goradiya Jagir2,663 people - Saikhedi2,662 people - Kherda2,610 people - Chhirwa2,531 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Piprad from Khargone?48 km by road - What is the population of Piprad?2,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piprad in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Piprad?65.2% (Census 2011)