Pupri
Pupri
पुपरी Janakpur Road | |
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Town | |
| Pupri | |
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| Coordinates (Sub-Divisional Office): 26°27′49″N 85°41′56″E / 26.4636363°N 85.6989642°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Region | Mithila region |
| District | Sitamarhi district |
| Demonym | Maithil |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Language | |
| • Mother language | Maithili |
Pupri (Maithili: पुपरी) is an Indian town in the Sitamarhi district of the Mithila region in Bihar. It is also known as Janakpur Road.[1][2][3]
Pupri is a sub-divisional town as well as the headquarter of the Pupri block in the Sitamarhi district.[4] There are 6 blocks in the region of the Pupri sub-division.[5] Similarly in the region of the Pupri block, there are one Nagar Panchayat and 13 Gram Panchyats consisting of 45 villages.[6]
Etymology
[edit]The earlier original name of the town was Punya Puri. The literal meaning of the Indic word Punya is sacred and Puri means a town. Thus the literal meaning of Punya Puri is a sacred town. Later it was called as Pupri.[6]
Geography
[edit]Pupri is located at a distance of approximately 140 kms from the state capital city Patna and 28 kms from the district headquarter Sitamarhi.
History
[edit]In 1992, Sitamarhi East subdivision of the Sitamarhi district was renamed as Pupri subdivision. On 17 March 1992, the town of Pupri was made the headquarter of the Pupri subdivision.[3]
Description
[edit]The major locations of market areas in the town of Pupri are Tower Chowk, Karpuri Chowk, Station Road , Nageshwar Sthan, Cinema Road and Lohapatti etc.[7] There is a railway station in the town called as Janakpur Road railway station which is connected to the Darbhanga Junction, Sitamarhi railway station and also to the major metropolitan cities of Delhi and Mumbai in the country.
Tourism
[edit]The Nageshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir is the main Tirtha in the town of Pupri. It was built in the style of Nepalese architectural design of the famous Pashupatinath Mandir in Kathmandu.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Viśva Hindī darśana (in Hindi). Viśva Hindī Pratishthāna. 1990. p. 69.
- ^ Sahāya, Śivapūjana (1942). Jayanti-smaraka grantha (in Hindi).
- ^ a b "History | CIVIL COURT SITAMARHI | India". Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Subdivision & Blocks | Welcome to Sitamarhi District | India". Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "पुपरी को जिला बनाने की मांग ने जोर पकड़ा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ a b "Pupri :: पुपरी". Maithil Manch. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "पुपरी में अतिक्रमणकारियों पर प्रशासन का चला बुलडोजर - Administrationchar(39)s bulldozer on encroachers in Pupri - Bihar Sitamarhi General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "नागेश्वर नाथ बाबा की महिमा अपरंपार - The glory of Nageshwar Nath Baba is unparalleled - Bihar Sitamarhi General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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