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About Muktapur Village

Muktapur is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 656 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Pincode 813205
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 656
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muktapur compares

By the 2011 count Muktapur is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Muktapur

Muktapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muktapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Muktapur from other places

Muktapur lies about 19 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 6.8 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 Muktapur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 8.0 km
Nearest town Purāini 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 19 km

Villages closest to Muktapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 Muktapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktapur village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Muktapur village has 656 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktapur has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Muktapur is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktapur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muktapur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muktapur is Ghogha, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muktapur.

Muktapur is about 19 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muktapur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 6.8 km away. Goradih is about 8.0 km away. Purāini is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapur (under 2 km), Zamin (under 2 km) and Sarupchak (1.7 km).

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

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