Pipra (पिपरा) a village in Mahottari District, Janakpur Zone in the Central Region of Nepal.
[2] 513 households in the village have functional radio sets, 716 have working televisions (of which 171 have cable connection, normally through a satellite dish).
[2] 31 of the households have some form of a four-wheeler (including tractors), 173 have motorcycle (or other two wheeled engine driven vehicle) and 8 households having 'some other form of transport', generally implying ox drawn carts or three wheel power-tiller pulling a trailer.
[4] The local economy of the village has been provided with a major boost by money remitted by migrant workers hailing from the village but now working overseas in the Persian Gulf and Middle East and in South-East Asia.
According to conservative estimates, nearly a third of the village's population, particularly those between 18–45 years of age, work in Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Malaysia.
[citation needed] March to August are generally considered as Summer with average temperature in the mid 30-degree Celsius.
Furthermore, a Quick Response Team (QRT), comprising 6 personnel in an interceptor vehicle (Tata 407 pickup truck) is permanently based in the village this team coordinates with village police office but takes orders from the District Police Office located in Jaleshwor, the district headquarters.