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About Minapur Village

Minapur is one of the larger villages in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,372, made up of 2,749 males and 2,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Minapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 551 hectares
Population 5,372
Male Population 2,749
Female Population 2,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Minapur compares

By the 2011 count Minapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 551 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 937.

Getting to Minapur

The census records public bus service for Minapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Minapur from other places

Minapur lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, 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 Minapur
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Telta 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Minapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Minapur village had a population of 5,372. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Minapur village has 2,749 males and 2,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minapur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Minapur is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Minapur covers 551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Minapur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Minapur is Telta, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Minapur.

Minapur is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Minapur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 9.1 km away. Telta is about 12 km away. Kasba 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 Sadipur Bhatha (under 2 km), Bairia (2.3 km) and Haripur Kamat (2.9 km).

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

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