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About Munra Village

Munra is a large village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,702, made up of 1,953 males and 1,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares.

Munra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Areraj
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 3,702
Male Population 1,953
Female Population 1,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munra compares

By the 2011 count Munra is the 10th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Munra

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

How far is Munra from other places

Munra lies about 21 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 18 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 Munra
Tehsil headquarters Areraj 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 18 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Munra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munra village had a population of 3,702. That makes it the 10th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Munra village has 1,953 males and 1,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Munra covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Munra falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Munra is Ratan Sarai, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Munra.

Munra is about 21 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munra is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 3.8 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 18 km away. Purba Champaran 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 Piprahiya (under 2 km), Bhelanari (1.5 km) and Salha (1.7 km).

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

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