Pipraich

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.

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Place details

Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 15,856
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pipraich Gorakhpur
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorakhpur
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 71
Settlement.population_total: 125,762
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Bhojpuri, Hindi

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History
Geography
Demographics
Police and administration
Political representation
UP state election 2007
Transport
References

==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.

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