Pipraun

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Pipraun
पिपरौन
Village
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Coordinates: 26°36′04″N 85°56′11″E / 26.6010487°N 85.9363222°E / 26.6010487; 85.9363222
CountryIndia
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DistrictMadhubani
BlockHarlakhi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,249
DemonymMaithil
Languages
 • Official language
  • Mother language
  • Hindi
  • Maithili

    • Pipraun (Maithili: पिपरौन) is a village in the Harlakhi block of the Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. It is situated near the India–Nepal border. The international border is called as Pipraun-Jatahi border.[1][2] There is an Indian custom office in the village.[3]

    Demographics

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    According to the population census 2011, the total population of the village is 9249. Out of the total population, 4803 are males and 4446 are females. The total number of households in the village is 1641.[4]

    Description

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    The legendary river Jamuni flows through the northern side of the village. The Jamuni river also serves as the line of Indo-Nepal border near the village.[5] The border at the Pipraun village connects two major Hindu religious destinations Janakpur and Phulhar in the Mithila region related to the Ramayana circuit.[6] The village is connected by the National Highway-227 from Chakia to Narahia. In the village, there is a petrol pump on the side of the national highway.[7]

    The Government of India has deployed a camp of SSB soldiers near the line of the Indo-Nepal border in the village for the purpose of border security. On the north side of the border, there is a Nepalese village called Jatahi. The Jatahi village is connected to the capital city Janakpur of the Madhesh Pradesh province in Nepal by a highway.[8]

    References

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    1. ^ "चुनाव को लेकर जटही-पिपरौन बॉर्डर सील". Hindustan.
    2. ^ "पंचायत भवन के निर्माण में अनियमियतता की शिकायत - Complaint of irregularity in construction of Panchayat building - Bihar Madhubani General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    3. ^ "Land Customs Station Evaluation Report" (PDF). Land Ports Authority of India.
    4. ^ "Population finder | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    5. ^ "सूखने लगी भारत नेपाल सीमा पर बहने वाली पौराणिक जमुनी नदी -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    6. ^ "Devshila Yatra: नेपाल के जनकपुरधाम से मधुबनी पहुंची देवशिला यात्रा, जय श्री राम की गूंज से भक्तिमय हुआ शहर - Devshila Yatra reached Madhubani from Janakpur of Nepal". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
    7. ^ "दुर्घटना:पिपरौन में नेपाली बाइक की ठोकर से दो किशोर की मौत, चालक गिरफ्तार". Dainik Bhaskar.
    8. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (22 March 2023). "Madhubani News: इंडो-नेपाल सीमा से विदेशी महिला समेत 3 गिरफ्तार, SSB जवानों ने की कार्रवाई". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 April 2025.


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