Pirpainti is a sub township
panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
located in the
Bhagalpur district
Bhagalpur district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state, India, and Bhagalpur town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Majority of Bhagalpur district lies in South Bihar.
Geography ...
of the Indian state of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
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History
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. It is the biggest panchayat in Bhagalpur.
Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
. Pirpainti consist of 89 Villages and 29 Panchayats. 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.
Transport
Pirpainti railway station
Pirpainti railway station is a railway station on Sahibganj loop line under the Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 33 (India), National Highway 80 at Shermari Bazaar, Pirpainti in Bhagalpur dist ...
is situated on
Sahibganj Loop
The Sahibganj loop is a railway line connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction. Originally a part of the Howrah–Delhi main line, it was opened to traffic in 1866. With the construction of a shorter railway line for a part of the route, the ...
of the
Malda railway division
Malda railway division is one of the four railway divisions under Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed in 1975 and its headquarter is located at Malda in the state of West Bengal of India.
Asansol railway di ...
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Population
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.
References
{{Bhagalpur district
Cities and towns in Bhagalpur district