Piparpur, Bhadar

Piparpur was the capital and main settlement in the historical pargana of Asal.^[3] The Piparpur railway station was built in 1901;^[4] before this, its main claim to importance was as the seat of a police thana.^[3] It also held a market.^[3] At the turn of the 20th century, Piparpur was held in bhaiyachara tenure by a group of over 200 Bachgoti Rajputs along with a few Kayasths and Banias.^[3] Due to conflict among the landowners, a process of partition was begun in 1902.^[3] Its population as of 1901 was 1,806 people, mostly Rajputs; in addition to the Hindu population there was also a small Muslim minority of 101.^[3]

The 1951 census recorded Piparpur (as "Piperpur") as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 2,167 people (1,084 male and 1,083 female), in 449 households and 381 physical houses.^[6] 145 residents were literate, all male.^[6] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Asal and the thana of Piparpur.^[6] Either it or the Piparpur in Bhetua block had a district board-run primary school with 120 students in attendance as of 1 January 1951.^[6]

The 1961 census recorded Piparpur as comprising 16 hamlets, with a total population of 2,366 people (1,194 male and 1,172 female), in 465 households and 422 physical houses.^[4] The area of the village was given as 2,519 acres.^[4]

The 1981 census recorded Piparpur as having a population of 3,078 people, in 624 households, and having an area of 1,019.44 hectares.^[7] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.^[7]

The 1991 census recorded Piparpur (as "Piper Pur") as having a total population of 4,717 people (2,391 male and 2,326 female), in 735 households and 730 physical houses.^[5] The area of the village was listed as 1,017.00 hectares.^[5] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 1,008, or 21% of the total; this group was 50% male (504) and 50% female (504).^[5] Members of scheduled castes numbered 508, or 21% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.^[5] The literacy rate of the village was 34% (1,023 men and 396 women, counting only people age 7 and up).^[5] 1,463 people were classified as main workers (1,184 men and 279 women), while 97 people were classified as marginal workers (2 men and 95 women); the remaining 3,157 residents were non-workers.^[5] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 717 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 374 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 3 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 28 household industry workers; 142 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 18 construction workers; 36 employed in trade and commerce; 19 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 126 in other services.^[5]