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About Miranpur Village

Miranpur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 414 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miranpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 414
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Miranpur compares

By the 2011 count Miranpur is the 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 950.

Getting to Miranpur

Miranpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Miranpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Miranpur from other places

Miranpur lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 3.0 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 Miranpur
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 3.0 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Miranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Miranpur village had a population of 785. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Miranpur village has 414 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miranpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Miranpur is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miranpur covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Miranpur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Miranpur is Nakodar Junction, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Miranpur.

Miranpur is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Miranpur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 2.6 km away. Nakodar Junction is about 3.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muzaffarpur (under 2 km), Sharakpur (1.5 km) and Chak Muglani (2.0 km).

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

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