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About Mirzapur Village

Mirzapur is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,208, made up of 1,633 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirzapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 521.18 hectares
Population 3,208
Male Population 1,633
Female Population 1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mirzapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirzapur is the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 521.18 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mirzapur

The census records public bus service for Mirzapur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirzapur from other places

Mirzapur lies about 86 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 6.3 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 Mirzapur
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 9.6 km
Nearest town Katihar 21 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 86 km

Villages closest to Mirzapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirzapur village had a population of 3,208. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Mirzapur village has 1,633 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirzapur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mirzapur is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirzapur covers 521.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirzapur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirzapur is Karagola Road, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mirzapur is about 86 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirzapur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Karagola Road is about 6.3 km away. Pothia is about 9.6 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuimari (6.4 km), Kusiari (6.4 km) and Indarpur (7.1 km).

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

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