About Mirkhal Village

Mirkhal is one of the larger villages in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,422, made up of 3,314 males and 3,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3187.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirkhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirkhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585416
Area (hectares)	3187.89 hectares
Population	6,422
Male Population	3,314
Female Population	3,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirkhal compares

By the 2011 count Mirkhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 3187.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mirkhal

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

Mirkhal lies about 61 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Bhalki, about 30 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 Mirkhal
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalki	30 km
District headquarters	Bidar	61 km

Villages closest to Mirkhal

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

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Common questions about Mirkhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirkhal village had a population of 6,422. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Mirkhal village has 3,314 males and 3,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirkhal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mirkhal is 585416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirkhal covers 3187.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirkhal falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mirkhal is Bhalki, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mirkhal.

Mirkhal is about 61 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirkhal is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 14 km away. Bhalki is about 30 km away. Bidar is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.