Pipiganj
Peppeganj | |
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Town | |
Peppeganj Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Peppeganj Peppeganj (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°55′52″N 83°17′56″E / 26.93111°N 83.29889°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Gorakhpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local | Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 273165 |
| Telephone code | 91551 |
| Vehicle registration | UP- 53 |
| Sex ratio | 1006/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Website | up |
Pipiganj, also spelled as Peppeganj in older documentations, is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gorakhpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the NH-24 .It is 22 km away from Gorakhpur and 72 km from Sonauli border of Nepal.
The town bears its name after William C. Peppe who was the estate manager, and later on, owner of Birdpore estate (now in Siddharthnagar district).