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About Mirgahar Village

Mirgahar is a large village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 989 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirgahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirgahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713422
Area (hectares) 228.33 hectares
Population 2,058
Male Population 989
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirgahar compares

By the 2011 count Mirgahar is the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 228.33 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Mirgahar

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

Mirgahar lies about 38 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Samudra Garh, about 13 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 Mirgahar
Tehsil headquarters Manteswar 11 km
Nearest railway station Samudra Garh 13 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 17 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 38 km

Villages closest to Mirgahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirgahar village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Mirgahar village has 989 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirgahar has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Mirgahar is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirgahar covers 228.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirgahar falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mirgahar is Samudra Garh, about 13 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 Mirgahar.

Mirgahar is about 38 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirgahar is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Manteswar is about 11 km away. Samudra Garh is about 13 km away. Navadwīp is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raigram (1.9 km), Kaigram (3.7 km) and Mamudpur (4.0 km).

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

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