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About Miar Village

Miar is a large village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,911, made up of 2,039 males and 1,872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 3,911
Male Population 2,039
Female Population 1,872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Miar compares

By the 2011 count Miar is the 6th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Miar

Miar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Miar as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Miar from other places

Miar lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 4.8 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 Miar
Nearest railway station Rajgir 4.8 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 5.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Miar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Miar village had a population of 3,911. That makes it the 6th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Miar village has 2,039 males and 1,872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Miar is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miar covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Miar falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Miar is Rajgir, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Miar is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miar is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 4.8 km away. Rājgīr is about 5.5 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhauna (1.8 km), Chandaura (1.8 km) and Mora (2.1 km).

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

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