# Mirzapur Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/mirzapur-221744/ Village · Raniganj, Araria # Mirzapur Mirzapur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,462 people in 1,154 households**, the 28th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 5,462people (2011) - 1,154households - 51.1%literacy - 981females per 1,000 males ## Mirzapur PIN code and other codes Mirzapur falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMirzapur - Community development blockRaniganj - Census village code221744 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mirzapur from nearby towns? - Raniganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (district HQ)12 km by road - Araria (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mirzapur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mirzapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mirzapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mirzapur Of every 100 households in Mirzapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mirzapur · ■ Raniganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****18%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **23% Television ****5%** **5% Mobile phone ****48%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mirzapur? ■ Mirzapur · ■ Raniganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **960 Working population ****41.0%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 44.4% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 415 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,186 (53%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (5%) · **■** Marginal 493 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj - Dhama6,142 people - Bhorha5,984 people - Parihari5,892 people - Nananpur5,637 people - Raniganj5,001 people - Uphrail4,809 people - Pachera4,762 people - Chhatiauna4,438 people [All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mirzapur from Araria?12 km by road - What is the population of Mirzapur?5,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mirzapur in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mirzapur?51.1% (Census 2011)