Pipili
Town in Odisha, India
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Pipili is a town and a NAC of Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is famous for designing beautiful Applique handicrafts. It is a town of artisans famous for their colourful fabrics.
Pipili | |
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Town | |
Main street of Pipili | |
  Pipili Location in Odisha, India  Pipili Pipili (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20.12°N 85.83°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Puri |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,263 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD 13 |
| Website | odisha |
Geography
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Pipili had a population of 14,263. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Pipili has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 63%. In Pipili, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As per 2011 Census, the population of Pipili is 17,623, including 9,036 males and 8,587 females.[3]
Economy
Education
The Kidutopia Playschool/Preschool of Pipili is probably most well known for its world class environment and is managed by qualified engineer operating in Pipili bazaar and surrounding area. There is Govt college and Private science college along with various other training institutes for coaching. It's a compact and very pretty township with educated and aware citizens. Pipili has an urban society, with private and government colleges also present.
Politics
Current MLA from Pipli Assembly Constituency is Rudra Pratap Maharathy,[4] son of Pradeep Maharathy of BJD. Pradeep Maharathy previously won 7 times from Pipili : 1985,1990, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. He had won this seat representing JD in 1990 and representing JNP in 1985. Bipin Das of INC(I) in 1980, and Kiran Lekha Mohanty of JNP in 1977. [5]
Pipli is part of Puri (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]