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Piplya

Khirkiya mandal
Pincode 461441
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Piplya observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Khirkiya mandal

The principal temple recorded for Khirkiya mandal is Siddhanath Temple, Nemawar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Piplya itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
POOJA
Contact: 79****9699
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LGD code
486599
Pincode
461441
Post office
Khirkiyan R.S.
Population
825
Households
169
Literacy rate
69.8%
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000♂
Workers
283
Census 2011 · in context

How Piplya compares

By population, Piplya ranks #34 of 87 villages in Khirkiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.8%
+10.7% vs mandal average
Piplya69.8%
Khirkiya mandal59.1%
Harda district61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+25 vs mandal average
Piplya955
Khirkiya mandal930
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Piplya4.9
Khirkiya mandal4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Piplya at a glance

Piplya is a village of 825 people in 169 households (Census 2011) in Khirkiya tehsil, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, the 34th-largest of 87 villages in Khirkiya tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 11 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 461441, served by Khirkiyan R.S. post office; the LGD village code is 486599. The sarpanch is POOJA, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 973 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Piplya · this village82570%—
Kankakach · Khirkiya42859%—
Pahat Khurd · Khirkiya0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piplya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KHIRKIYA
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
93.23
Irrigated area (ha)
56.18
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Piplya

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Piplya

LGD code
486599
Pincode
461441
Post office
Khirkiyan R.S.
Population (Census 2011)
825
Population (projected 2026)
973
Households
169
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
955
Literacy rate
69.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khategaon
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aashish Govind Sharma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
POOJA
Block / Mandal
Khirkiya
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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