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About Menruka Village

Menruka is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 810 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.33 hectares hectares.

Menruka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menruka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 115.33 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 810
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Menruka compares

By the 2011 count Menruka is the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 115.33 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Menruka

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

How far is Menruka from other places

Menruka lies about 5.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 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 Menruka
District headquarters Saran 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 17 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km

Villages closest to Menruka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Menruka village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 66th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Menruka village has 810 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menruka has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Menruka covers 115.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Menruka falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Menruka is Barkagaon Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Menruka.

Menruka is about 5.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menruka is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 5.1 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 11 km away. Baniapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisai (under 2 km), Pipra (1.8 km) and Manopali (2.5 km).

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

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