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About Mirpur Village

Mirpur is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 456 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Mirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 456
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirpur is the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mirpur

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

How far is Mirpur from other places

Mirpur lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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 Mirpur
Nearest railway station Kanki 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Mirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirpur village had a population of 866. That makes it the 80th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Mirpur village has 456 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Mirpur covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mirpur falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirpur is Kanki, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mirpur.

Mirpur is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirpur is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 19 km away. Baisa 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 Aura (under 2 km), Khagaura (under 2 km) and Mahsail (under 2 km).

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

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