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About Mirzapur Village

Mirzapur is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,498, made up of 7,566 males and 6,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1765 hectares hectares.

Mirzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirzapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 1765 hectares
Population 14,498
Male Population 7,566
Female Population 6,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirzapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirzapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 1765 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mirzapur

Mirzapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirzapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirzapur from other places

Mirzapur lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mirzapur
Nearest railway station Arariya 5.1 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 26 km

Villages closest to Mirzapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mirzapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirzapur village had a population of 14,498. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Mirzapur village has 7,566 males and 6,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirzapur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Mirzapur covers 1765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirzapur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirzapur is Arariya, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirzapur.

Mirzapur is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirzapur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 5.1 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokra (7.4 km), Hardia (8.4 km) and Kulharia Jagir (8.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mirzapur today is likely to be higher.

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