Pir Piai
Pirpiai پئرپئأي | |
|---|---|
Town and Union Council | |
| Nickname: Little England | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′N 71°54′E / 34°N 71.9°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 35,000 |
| • Demonym | Pirpiaiwal |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0923 |
| Number of Union Councils | 1 |
| Website | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government Website |
Pirpiai is a town in the District of Nowshera in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Its population is around 35,000. Pirpiai has a high literacy rate of 92%, compared with Pakistan's average literacy rate of 55%. The village is on GT Road, 8 km from Nowshera Cantonment towards Peshawar. Most of the villagers are working-folk, adding to the work-pool through government service, and self-employment. Substantial number of people from the village are working abroad and adding to national exchequer. The village is rich in producing educated and professional class like engineers, doctors, officers of armed forces, civil servants, professors and so on.