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About Munra Village

Munra is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 796 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Munra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 796
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Munra compares

By the 2011 count Munra is the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Munra

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

Munra lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 3.5 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 Munra
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 9.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Munra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Munra

As per the Census of India 2011, Munra village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Munra village has 796 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munra has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Munra covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Munra falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Munra is Barkagaon Halt, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Munra.

Munra is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munra is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 3.5 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 9.8 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Konrar (under 2 km), Sarea (1.9 km) and Bansohi (2.2 km).

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

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