Pirpainti
Pirpainti is a sub township panchayat located in the Bhagalpur district of the Indian state of Bihar. 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. However, there is a place of 'Pir' on the bank of river Ganga where people of go to worship. The Pirpainti Bazar is different from Pirpainti Railway Station and is three kilometres north of the Pirpainti Railway Station. It is the biggest panchayat in bhagalpur. Patna is the state capital for Pirpainti. It is located around 232.9 km away from Patna. Pirpainti Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 243 legislative assemblies of Bihar's legislative assembly. There are 1635 households in Pirpainti. Pirpainti Block is bounded by Mehrma Block towards South, Manihari Block towards East, Kahalgaon Block towards west, Mandro Block towards South .
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| Coordinates: 25.2909954°N 87.4212384°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
Pirpainti consist of 89 Villages and 29 Panchayats . Kumarpur is the smallest Village and Khawaspur Diara is the biggest Village. It is in the 47 m (154 ft) elevation (altitude). This Place is in the border of the Bhagalpur District and Godda District. Godda District Mehrma is South towards this place . Also it is in the Border of other district Katihar . It is near to the Jharkhand State Border.
In Pirpainti village population of children with age 0-6 is 1774 which makes up 19.67% of total population of village. 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. Majority of persons speak Hindi, Bhojpuri and Angika in Pirpainti. Pirpainti is famous for its mango and green chilly production. NH-80 and NH-133 meet in Pirpainti. Sahibganj, Bhagalpur, Malda (mango city), English-Bazar (Malda), Pakur are the nearby Important tourist destinations to see. Thermal power plant project is under construction in pirpainti, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction three new rail lines. A new broad gauge line between Ajmer and Sawai Madhopur via Tonk in Rajasthan, construction of a new rail line between Gadag and Wadi in Karnataka and a new broad gauge line between Pirpainti-Jasidih (Mohanpur) in Jharkhand. The total anticipated cost of the Pirpainti-Jasidih (Mohanpur) line is ₹ 915.96 crore. The line will be completed in five years during the 13th Plan period. Geological Survey of India has recently detected coal mines in various villages of Pirpainti Block, which the Government is planning to dig out. The most of the soil of Pirpainti is very fertile and is rich of minerals. Mango orchards and cultivation of Sugarcane, maize, wheat and Arhar are major agrarian practices. Mathurapur Haat has been one the biggest haat in the state for trade of Jaggery and Khandsasri. North part of the block is considered Diyara where the land is very much fertile.
| 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 |
Irrespective of the literacy rate, a large number of candidates qualify competitive examinations every year for various prestigious institutions and government services.