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About Minapur Village

Minapur is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,036 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Minapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Minapur compares

By the 2011 count Minapur is the 53rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Minapur

Minapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Minapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Minapur from other places

Minapur lies about 67 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 6.7 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 Minapur
Nearest town Arāria under 2 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 67 km

Villages closest to Minapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Minapur village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Minapur village has 1,036 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minapur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Minapur is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Minapur covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Minapur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Minapur is Araria Court, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Minapur.

Minapur is about 67 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Minapur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about under 2 km away. Araria Court is about 6.7 km away. Kadwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikpur (1.8 km), Bair Gachhi (1.9 km) and Satbhita (2.9 km).

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

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