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About Mirikpur Village

Mirikpur is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,865, made up of 2,540 males and 2,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 295.83 hectares
Population 4,865
Male Population 2,540
Female Population 2,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirikpur compares

By the 2011 count Mirikpur is the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 295.83 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mirikpur

Mirikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirikpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lohanda, Madanmohanchak, Maishali and Mamudpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mirikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirikpur village had a population of 4,865. That makes it the 5th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Mirikpur village has 2,540 males and 2,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirikpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Mirikpur is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirikpur covers 295.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mirikpur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mirikpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Mirikpur.

Mirikpur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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