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About Mukuria Village

Mukuria is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,493, made up of 1,864 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 3,493
Male Population 1,864
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mukuria compares

By the 2011 count Mukuria is the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mukuria

The census records public bus service for Mukuria as Available within 10+ 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukuria from other places

Mukuria lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about under 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 Mukuria
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Mukuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukuria village had a population of 3,493. That makes it the 17th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Mukuria village has 1,864 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukuria has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mukuria is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukuria covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mukuria falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mukuria is Mukuria Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Mukuria is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukuria is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdar (under 2 km), Gorakhpur (1.7 km) and Madanpur (1.8 km).

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

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