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About Muzaffarpur Village

Muzaffarpur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 394 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muzaffarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muzaffarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144515
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 394
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muzaffarpur compares

By the 2011 count Muzaffarpur is the 183rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muzaffarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Muzaffarpur from other places

Muzaffarpur lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Muzaffarpur
Nearest town Bālāchor 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 14 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Muzaffarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muzaffarpur village had a population of 775. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Muzaffarpur village has 394 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muzaffarpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Muzaffarpur is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muzaffarpur covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muzaffarpur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muzaffarpur is Rahon, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muzaffarpur.

Muzaffarpur is about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muzaffarpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 7.4 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raksan (under 2 km), Patti Shahpur (under 2 km) and Janian (under 2 km).

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

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