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About Mirdi Village

Mirdi is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 364 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 195.75 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 364
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mirdi compares

By the 2011 count Mirdi is the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 195.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mirdi

The census records public bus service for Mirdi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirdi from other places

Mirdi lies about 40 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 3.3 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 Mirdi
Nearest railway station Jhalda 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 17 km
Nearest town Chas 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Mirdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirdi village had a population of 691. That makes it the 68th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Mirdi village has 364 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirdi has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Mirdi is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirdi covers 195.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirdi falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mirdi is Jhalda, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mirdi.

Mirdi is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirdi is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 3.3 km away. Jaipur is about 17 km away. Chas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitahi (under 2 km), Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Rampur (2.6 km).

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

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