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About Misirpur Village

Misirpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 272 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.38 hectares hectares.

Misirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Misirpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 75.38 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 272
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Misirpur compares

By the 2011 count Misirpur is the 326th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 75.38 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Misirpur

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

Misirpur lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 18 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 Misirpur
Nearest railway station Bilwai 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Misirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Misirpur village had a population of 571. That makes it the 326th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Misirpur village has 272 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Misirpur has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Misirpur covers 75.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Misirpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Misirpur is Bilwai, about 18 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 Misirpur.

Misirpur is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Misirpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 18 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Shāhganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparaul (under 2 km), Pura Sambhal Shah (under 2 km) and Mirzapur (1.7 km).

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

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