Pipraun () is a village in the Harlakhi block of the

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 20 ...

in the

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region of

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. It is situated near the

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. The international border is called as Pipraun-Jatahi border. There is an Indian custom office in the village.

Demographics

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.

Description

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. The border at the Pipraun village connects two major Hindu religious destinations

Janakpur Janakpurdham or Janakpur (), is the capital city of Madhesh Province. This sub-metropolitan city is a central hub for the Maithili language, as well as for religious and cultural tourism in Nepal. The city was founded in the early 18th centur ...

and

Phulhar Phulhar is an ancient historical site in Madhubani district, Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is the place where Lord Rama and Goddess Sita first time met. It was a flower garden of King Janaka of Mithila. A very famo ...

in the Mithila region related to the

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. 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. The

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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

of the

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province in

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by a highway.

References

Villages in Madhubani district {{Bihar-geo-stub