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About Mirnagar Village

Mirnagar is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,722, made up of 1,967 males and 1,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares.

Mirnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Sarmera
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 3,722
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirnagar compares

By the 2011 count Mirnagar is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 Mirnagar

Mirnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mirnagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mirnagar from other places

Mirnagar lies about 36 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 Mirnagar
Tehsil headquarters Sarmera 3.3 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 36 km

Villages closest to Mirnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirnagar village had a population of 3,722. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Mirnagar village has 1,967 males and 1,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirnagar has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Mirnagar covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirnagar falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirnagar is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Mirnagar.

Mirnagar is about 36 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirnagar is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 3.3 km away. Bar Bigha is about 7.5 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhia (under 2 km), Parnawan (1.6 km) and Tora (1.6 km).

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

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