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About Mirpur Village

Mirpur is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,091, made up of 1,083 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 108.26 hectares
Population 2,091
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 40th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 108.26 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 42 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 3.5 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 Basuldanga 3.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Mirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 2,091. That makes it the 40th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Mirpur village has 1,083 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Mirpur is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirpur covers 108.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mirpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mirpur is Basuldanga, about 3.5 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 42 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basuldanga is about 3.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.8 km away. Nanda Kumar 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 Ghatual (1.8 km), Ramchandrapur (2.7 km) and Bargoda (2.9 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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