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About Molnapur Village

Molnapur is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,212, made up of 2,126 males and 2,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Molnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molnapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 4,212
Male Population 2,126
Female Population 2,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Molnapur compares

By the 2011 count Molnapur is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Molnapur

Molnapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Molnapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Molnapur from other places

Molnapur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.2 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 Molnapur
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Molnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molnapur village had a population of 4,212. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Molnapur village has 2,126 males and 2,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molnapur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Molnapur covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Molnapur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Molnapur is Barkagaon Halt, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Molnapur.

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

Molnapur is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 6.2 km away. Basantpur is about 6.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahar Kola (under 2 km), Dhanaua (under 2 km) and Laheji (under 2 km).

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

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