About Mirpokhar Village

Mirpokhar is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 293 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	293
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Mirpokhar is the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mirpokhar

Mirpokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mirpokhar as Available within 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 Mirpokhar from other places

Mirpokhar lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 2.4 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 Mirpokhar
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	14 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Mirpokhar

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

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Common questions about Mirpokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirpokhar village had a population of 535. That makes it the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Mirpokhar village has 293 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpokhar has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Mirpokhar covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirpokhar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirpokhar is Sudhani, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mirpokhar.

Mirpokhar is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirpokhar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 2.4 km away. Barsoi is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.