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About Mirzapur Village

Mirzapur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 918 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Mirzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirzapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 918
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirzapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirzapur is the 39th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mirzapur

Mirzapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirzapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirzapur from other places

Mirzapur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 9.7 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 Mirzapur
Nearest railway station Sher 9.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Mirzapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirzapur village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 39th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Mirzapur village has 918 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirzapur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Mirzapur covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mirzapur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mirzapur is Sher, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirzapur.

Mirzapur 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.

Mirzapur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Sher is about 9.7 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Goriakothi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur (under 2 km), Gorea Kothi (under 2 km) and Goria Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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