Pirpainti
Town in Bihar, India
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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]
Pirpainti | |
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  Pirpainti  Pirpainti | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
Etymology
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]
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Pirpainti had a total population of 9021, of which 4,786 were males and 4,235 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 1,774. Average sex ratio of Pirpainti village is 885 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child sex ratio for the Pirpainti as per census is 993, higher than Bihar average of 935. The total number of literates in Pirpainti was 3791, which constituted 42.02%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Pirpainti was 52.31%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 62 and 54 respectively. Pirpainti had 1,635 households in 2011.[1]
| Literacy Rate | 52.31% | ||||
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| Total Working Population | 30.45% | ||||
| Main Working Population | 33.99% | ||||
| Marginal Working Population | 63.01% | ||||
| Total Population | 9021 | Total male | 4786 | Total female | 4235 |
Transport
Pirpainti railway station is situated on Sahibganj Loop of the Malda railway division.[8]