Pipraich

Pipraich Gorakhpur
Town
Pipraich Gorakhpur

Location in Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 26°50′N 83°32′E / 26.83°N 83.53°ECoordinates: 26°50′N 83°32′E / 26.83°N 83.53°E
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Elevation 71 m (233 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 14,829
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Pipraich is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gorakhpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Pipraich block comes under the tehsil Sadar. It was declared a town on 25 November 1871, under the Bengal Chaukidari Act, of 1856 and is now administered as a town area under the U.P. Town Areas Act of 1914.

Pipraich is well connected by rail & road. The Co-operative Inter College is located in the heart of town. It has three cinema halls.

History

It was declared a town on 25 November 1871, under the Bengal Chaukidari Act, of 1856 and is now administered as a town area under the U.P. Town Areas Act of 1914. The Town covers an area of 2.8 km2. and had a population of 7,162 in 1971. The town area committee consists of 11 members including the chairman, all elected by its inhabitants for a term of four years. This period can, however, be extended by government in special cases.

The total income and expenditure of the committee was Rs 90,422 and Rs 1,05,710 respectively in 1973-74. The town has its own waterworks, commissioned in 1971. There were 129 water taps with 2,438 m of pipelines in 1971. Electricity became available for street lighting in the town in 1962. There were 40 electric street lamps in 1972–73. The committee also makes arrangements for the cleansing of roads, streets and drains in the town. The most popular place is chungi tiraha it is 100 m apart from railway station and 1 km apart from Police station. There is a bus stand which is situated in front of huge house of Mr. Kashi tiwari.

Block Statistics

Nyay Panchayats: 09
Gram Panchayats: 62
Total No of villages: 86

The details of 62 Gram Panchayats coming under Pipraich block are given below-

AGAYA, ARAJI BASDILA, ARAJI CHAURI, BAHRAMPUR, BARAIPUR, BARAULI, BARSAINI, BASANTPUR, BASDILA RAUSAR, BELA, BELWA KHURD, BHAISAHA,CHANGAHI,CHILBILWA, GAURA, GOPALPUR, HARKHAPUR, HARPUR, HEMCHHAPAR, HEMDHAPUR, IMILIYA URF BIJAHARA, ISLAMPUR, JAGDISHPUR, JN. SUBHAN ALI, KAITHAWALIYA,KARMAINI, KEWATALI, KONI, KUSAMHI KOTHI, LAKHESARA, LUHASI, MADAPAR, MADHOPUR, MAHARAJI, MAHMUDABAD, MAHUAWA KHURD, MAHUAWA URF KATAIYA,MATHIYA, MATIHANIYA JANUBI, MATIHANIYA SOMALI, MUDERI GARHAWA, NAIYAPAR KHURD, NATHUWA, PIPARAHI, PIPRA BASANT, PIPRA MUGLAN, RAKSHAVAPAR,RAMNAGAR KARANJAHA, RAMUDIHA, RAMVAPUR, RAUTPAR, RITHIYA, RUDRAPUR, SARANDA, SIDHAULI, SIDHAWAL, SINHORIYA, SISWA URF CHANKAPUR, SONBARSA KHURD,SONVE GONARAHA,UNAULA DOYAM & USKA

Geography

Pipraich is located at 26°50′N 83°32′E / 26.83°N 83.53°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 71 metres (232 feet). It is located 20 km North-East of Gorakhpur city. The Gorakhpur airport is located at distance of 15 km from Pipraich town.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Pipraich had a population of 1,25,762. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pipraich has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 51%. In Pipraich, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Census 2001

Total Area

                

 133.6 km2
Total

Population       

125762
Male

Population       

66110
span style="color:#0000FF";">Female

Population    

59652
SC

Population          

27222
ST

Population          

-
Total

Literates           

34300
  Male

Literates            

28093
  Female

Literates         

6207

Police and Administration

The Pipraich block have its own police station. The Development Block Pipraich was inaugurated on April 1, 1960. The Pipraich Block is under Lok Sabha Kshetra 38- Gorakhpur and Vidhan Sabha Kshetra 168- Pipraich.

Political Representation

Year Name of Constituency Name of Member Party
2012 Pipraich Rajmati Nishad SP
2011 Pipraich Rajmati Nishad SP
2007 Pipraich Jamuna Nishad BSP
2002 Pipraich Jitendra Kr Jaiswal IND
1996 Pipraich Jitendra Kr Jaiswal IND
1993 Pipraich Jitendra Kr Jaiswal IND
1991 Pipraich Lallan Prasad Tripathi BJP
1989 Pipraich Kedar Nath Singh Sainthwar JD
1985 Pipraich Sayed Javed Ali INC
1980 Pipraich Kedar Nath Singh Sainthwar INC(U)
1977 Pipraich Madhukar Dighe JNP
1962 Pipraich Achhaibar Singh Sainthwar INC
1957 Pipraich Achhaibar Singh Sainthwar INC
Year Kshetra Panchayat Pramukh
2010 Pipraich Anand Singh Shahi

UP State Election 2007

No of Electors: 2,80,117
Polling %age: 48.16%

Transport

The Pipraich railway station is located North East of Gorakhpur. It comes under NER(North Eastern Railway) zone. It provides good connectivity to daily commuters, working class & college going students. The Pipraich railway station code is 'PPC'. Currently the following main trains have stoppage at Pipraich railway station-

Train No Train name Arrives Departs Stop time Source Station Destination Station
19039 AVADH EXPRESS 14:28 14:30 02 min BANDRA TERMINUS (BDTS) MUZAFFARPUR JN (MFP)
19040 AVADH EXPRESS 12:19 12:20 01 min MUZAFFARPUR JN (MFP) BANDRA TERMINUS (BDTS)
15052 GKP KOLKATA EXP 10:36 10:38 02 min GORAKHPUR JN (GKP) KOLKATA (KOAA)
15273 SATYAGRAH EXP 14:09 14:10 01 min RAXUAL JN (RXL) DELHI (DLI)
15274 SATYAGRAH EXP 11:15 11:17 02 min DELHI (DLI) RAXUAL JN (RXL)

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Education

It has many intermediate and degree colleges which provide quality education.However the Co-0perative Inter college is oldest among them. It was known for his quality education but in the present time it has lost its prestige and hardly any student qualify for IIT's, AIIMS, and other national level exam. Most of the English Medium Schools are far (~20 km) from the town.

Schools

omkar prajapati

Others

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References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pipraich
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.