Pirpainti
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Pirpainti | |
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  Pirpainti  Pirpainti | |
| Coordinates: 25°19′27″N 87°25′42″E / 25.3242°N 87.4283°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Bhagalpur |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Sub-division | Kahalgaon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar panchayat |
| • Body | Pirpainti Nagar panchayat |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,021 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Angika[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhagalpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pirpainti |
Pirpainti is a town and a notified area in the Bhagalpur district of the Indian state of Bihar. It comes under Pirpainti Block of Kahalgaon subdivision of the Bhagalpur district and is part of Pirpainti Assembly constituency. It is classified as nagar panchayat under administration.[4]
The name in itself is composed of two terms "Pir" and "payat". "Pir" is related to saints while "payat" in local terms means sitting in group for holistic purposes.[5]
Geography
Pirpainti is located in the eastern part of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, along the southern bank of the Ganges River. The town lies at an average elevation of around 25–45 metres (82–148 ft) above sea level, with the terrain largely consisting of flat, fertile alluvial plains shaped by the river.[6] It is bordered by Kahalgaon block to the west, Manihari in Katihar district to the east, and Mehrma and Mandro blocks in Jharkhand to the south.
Nearby towns include Bhagalpur (53 km to the west) and Kahalgaon, which is about 32 km away and serves as a local economic hub.[7]