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About Mirjapur Village

Mirjapur is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,561, made up of 1,332 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirjapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721649
Area (hectares) 114.25 hectares
Population 2,561
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mirjapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirjapur is the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 114.25 hectares work out to about 22 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 Mirjapur

Mirjapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mirjapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirjapur from other places

Mirjapur 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 Mirjapur
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 3.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Mirjapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirjapur village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 25th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Mirjapur village has 1,332 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirjapur has about 923 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 Mirjapur is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirjapur covers 114.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mirjapur is Basuldanga, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mirjapur.

Mirjapur 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.

Mirjapur is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Basuldanga is about 3.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 5.8 km away. Tamluk 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 Kankurkhana (3.3 km), Naki Basan (3.8 km) and Kismatputputa (7.7 km).

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

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