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About Mirpur Village

Mirpur is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 470 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 470
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirpur is the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

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 village. 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 15 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Ghagghar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 2.8 km
Nearest town Basi 2.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Mirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 895. That makes it the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Mirpur village has 470 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Mirpur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirpur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mirpur is Ghagghar, about under 2 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 village for Mirpur.

Mirpur is about 15 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about under 2 km away. Dera Bassi is about 2.8 km away. Basi is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mubarakpur (under 2 km), Bhankharpur (1.7 km) and Haibatpur (1.9 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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