Pipli is a village in
Gaighata
Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...
CD Block in
Bangaon subdivision
Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...
of
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...
in the state of
West Bengal
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, India.
Geography
The village is near the
Ichamati River
Ichamati River () (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry sea ...
which is the border between
India
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and
Bangladesh
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. Pipli has two primary schools.
Gaighata CD Block has a border of 21.72 km, of which 15 km is unfenced (as of May 2018).
Demographics
In the
2011 Census of India, Pipli had a total population of 1,808, of which 917 (51%) were males and 891 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 136. The total number of literates in Pipli was 1402 (83.85% of the population over 6 years).
Transport
The Jhaudanga-Pipli-Tentulberia Road serves the border area.
[Google maps] 3 Wheelers like Auto-rickshaws, Toto (from Jhowdanga to Tentulberia ) available for going to Pipli.
* Most important thing is that You are requested to keep Photo ID Card( Specially Voter ID card) with you when you are traveling to Pipli because there are two BSF check post on the way.
References
Villages in North 24 Parganas district
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