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About Mirganj Village

Mirganj is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,038, made up of 1,575 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Mirganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 3,038
Male Population 1,575
Female Population 1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mirganj compares

By the 2011 count Mirganj is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mirganj

Mirganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mirganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirganj from other places

Mirganj lies about 38 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 2.7 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 Mirganj
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 2.7 km
Nearest town Jogbani 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 8.4 km
District headquarters Araria 38 km

Villages closest to Mirganj

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 Mirganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirganj village had a population of 3,038. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Mirganj village has 1,575 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirganj has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Mirganj covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mirganj falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirganj is Bathnaha, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirganj.

Mirganj is about 38 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirganj is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 2.7 km away. Jogbani is about 5.5 km away. Forbesganj is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amauna (under 2 km), Phena (1.8 km) and Bathnaha (2.5 km).

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

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