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About Munra Village

Munra is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 794 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Munra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 794
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munra compares

By the 2011 count Munra is the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 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 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 2.0 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Munra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darauli 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 1,529. That makes it the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Munra village has 794 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Munra covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Munra falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Munra is Mairwa, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Munra.

Munra is about 26 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 Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 2.0 km away. Sikandarpur is about 10 km away. Mairwa 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 Bandhai (under 2 km), Mahuja (under 2 km) and Mahpalwa (under 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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