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About Nirpur Village

Nirpur is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,805, made up of 5,507 males and 5,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292 hectares hectares.

Nirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 1292 hectares
Population 10,805
Male Population 5,507
Female Population 5,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nirpur compares

By the 2011 count Nirpur is the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 1292 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Nirpur

Nirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nirpur as Available within <5 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 Nirpur from other places

Nirpur lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Barhara Kothi, about 8.4 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 Nirpur
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Barhara Kothi 8.4 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Nirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirpur village had a population of 10,805. That makes it the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Nirpur village has 5,507 males and 5,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Nirpur covers 1292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nirpur falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nirpur is Barhara Kothi, about 8.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nirpur.

Nirpur is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirpur is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 4.3 km away. Barhara Kothi is about 8.4 km away. Bihārīganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirpur Milik (under 2 km), Bishunpur Patti (2.0 km) and Kuari (2.7 km).

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

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