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About Minapur Village

Minapur is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 629 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares.

Minapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 629
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Minapur compares

By the 2011 count Minapur is the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Minapur

Minapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Minapur 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 <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 172 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harpar Bochaha, about 3.6 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
Nearest railway station Harpar Bochaha 3.6 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 172 km

Villages closest to Minapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 1,225. That makes it the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Minapur village has 629 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Minapur covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Minapur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Minapur is Harpar Bochaha, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance for Minapur.

Minapur is about 172 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harpar Bochaha is about 3.6 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 8.2 km away. Dagarua is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachna (2.1 km), Biswaspur (3.1 km) and Babhani (3.4 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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