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About Mirajpur Village

Mirajpur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 364 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Mirajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 364
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirajpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirajpur is the 95th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mirajpur

Mirajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mirajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirajpur from other places

Mirajpur lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 4.2 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 Mirajpur
Nearest railway station Jamuawan 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 4.6 km
Nearest town Hisua 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Mirajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirajpur village had a population of 704. That makes it the 95th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Mirajpur village has 364 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirajpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Mirajpur covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirajpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirajpur is Jamuawan, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mirajpur.

Mirajpur is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirajpur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 4.2 km away. Wazirganj is about 4.6 km away. Hisua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhura (under 2 km), Khajuri (1.8 km) and Gobindpur (1.9 km).

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

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