| Pipla Kasimpur | |
| Other Name: | Pipla |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.4436°N 87.8772°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3350 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 732122 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 03513 |
| Registration Plate: | WB |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Maldaha Uttar |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Harishchandrapur |
Pipla Kasimpur (also referred to as simply Pipla) is a village and a in the Harishchandrapur I CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Pipla Kasimpur is located at 25.4436°N 87.8772°W.
The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are "hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron." It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and "is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes." The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers.[1] The total area is overwhelmingly rural.[2] [3] There are two important historical/ archaeological sites in the area – Pandua and Jagjivanpur.[4]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Pipla Kasimpur had a total population of 3,350, of which 1,721 (51%) were males and 1,629 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 417. The total number of literate persons in Pipla Kasimpur was 1,704 (58.10% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Harishchandrapur College was established in 2008. Affiliated with the University of Gour Banga, it offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history, philosophy, and a general course in arts.[6] [7]
Pipla High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 824 books, and 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[8]
Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital located nearby at Harishchandrapur (with 65 beds) is the main medical facility in Harishchndrapur I CD block.[9]