Piploda | |
Native Name Lang: | hi |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 23.6°N 74.94°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Ratlam |
Leader Title: | City Council Head |
Leader Name: | Shyambihari Patel |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 470 |
Population Total: | 7302 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Registration Plate: | MP |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Piploda is a town and a Nagar Parishad in Ratlam district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
See main article: Piploda State. Before Indian independence, Piploda was the capital of the princely state of the same name. It was ruled by Rajputs of the Dodiya clan. The state had an area of 91 km². Piploda was a dependency of Jaora state until 1924, when it became a separate state. The rulers acceded to the Government of India on 15 June 1948, and Piploda became part of Ratlam District of Madhya Bharat state. Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
Piploda is located at 23.35°N 75.43°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 470 metres (1,541 feet).
India census,[2] Piploda had a population of 7,302. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Piploda has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Piploda, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.