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About Mirazapur Village

Mirazapur is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 307 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirazapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirazapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742134
Area (hectares) 105.63 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 307
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirazapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirazapur is the 119th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 105.63 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mirazapur

Mirazapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mirazapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirazapur from other places

Mirazapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, 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 Mirazapur
Nearest railway station Gankar under 2 km
Nearest town Jangipur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Mirazapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirazapur village had a population of 611. That makes it the 119th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Mirazapur village has 307 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirazapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mirazapur is 742134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirazapur covers 105.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirazapur falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mirazapur is Gankar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mirazapur.

Mirazapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirazapur is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gankar is about under 2 km away. Jangipur is about 7.8 km away. Burwan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapur (7.7 km), Margram (12 km) and Ranipur (19 km).

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

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