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About Mirpur Village

Mirpur is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 708 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 708
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirpur is the 126th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mirpur

Mirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirpur as Available within <5 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 Mirpur from other places

Mirpur lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 9.4 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 Mirpur
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.3 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Mirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirpur village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 126th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Mirpur village has 708 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mirpur is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirpur covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mirpur is Vadala Granthin, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirpur.

Mirpur is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 9.3 km away. Batāla is about 9.3 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manan (under 2 km), Dadiala Najara (under 2 km) and Radhan (under 2 km).

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

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