About Mirpur Village

Mirpur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 199 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Mirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	199
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	774
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirpur is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mirpur

Mirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 145 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 2.5 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 town	Rusera	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Rusera Ghat	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dagarua	3.4 km
District headquarters	Purnia	145 km

Villages closest to Mirpur

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.

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Common questions about Mirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirpur village had a population of 353. That makes it the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Mirpur village has 199 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpur has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Mirpur covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirpur is Rusera Ghat, about 2.5 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 village for Mirpur.

Mirpur is about 145 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Rusera is about under 2 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 2.5 km away. Dagarua is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.