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About Munja Village

Munja is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 544 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Munja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munja village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 544
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Munja compares

By the 2011 count Munja is the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Munja

Munja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Munja 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Munja from other places

Munja lies about 48 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 5.8 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 Munja
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 48 km

Villages closest to Munja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munja village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Munja village has 544 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munja has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Munja covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Munja falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Munja is Alehpur Halt, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Munja.

Munja is about 48 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munja is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 5.8 km away. Baikunthpur is about 7.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Paharpur (under 2 km), Munja Usri (under 2 km) and Usri Mahal Munja (under 2 km).

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

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