Pupri
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Pupri
पुपरी Janakpur Road | |
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Town | |
| Pupri | |
 View of the Pupri town. Photo captured by Santosh Chaudhary | |
 Interactive map of Pupri | |
| Coordinates (Sub-Divisional Office): 26°27′49″N 85°41′56″E / 26.4636363°N 85.6989642°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila region |
| District | Sitamarhi district |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Language | |
| • Mother language | Maithili |
Pupri (Maithili: पुपरी) is an Indian town in the Sitamarhi district of the Mithila region in Bihar. It is also known as Janakpur Road.[1][2][3]
Pupri is a sub-divisional town as well as the headquarter of the Pupri block in the Sitamarhi district.[4] There are 6 blocks in the region of the Pupri sub-division.[5] Similarly in the region of the Pupri block, there are one Nagar Panchayat and 13 Gram Panchyats consisting of 45 villages.[6]
The earlier original name of the town was Punya Puri. The literal meaning of the Indic word Punya is sacred and Puri means a town. Thus the literal meaning of Punya Puri is a sacred town. Later it was called as Pupri.[6]
Geography
Pupri is located at a distance of approximately 140 kms from the state capital city Patna and 28 kms from the district headquarter Sitamarhi.
History
In 1992, Sitamarhi East subdivision of the Sitamarhi district was renamed as Pupri subdivision. On 17 March 1992, the town of Pupri was made the headquarter of the Pupri subdivision.[3]
