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About Mirtur Village

Mirtur is a mid sized village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 871 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 687 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirtur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirtur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 558.58 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 871
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 687
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirtur compares

By the 2011 count Mirtur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 558.58 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Mirtur

Mirtur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirtur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mirtur from other places

Mirtur lies about 38 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 12 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 Mirtur
Nearest railway station Kamalur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 18 km
Nearest town Bacheli 24 km
District headquarters Bijapur 38 km

Villages closest to Mirtur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirtur village had a population of 1,469. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Mirtur village has 871 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirtur has about 687 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Mirtur is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirtur covers 558.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirtur falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mirtur is Kamalur, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mirtur.

Mirtur is about 38 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirtur is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Kamalur is about 12 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 18 km away. Bacheli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilawaya (1.8 km), Cherli (1.9 km) and Gupdilanka (1.9 km).

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

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