# Mirnagar Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Mirnagar

Mirnagar is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,722 people in 593 households**, the 12th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 3,722people (2011)
- 593households
- 65.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Mirnagar PIN code and other codes

Mirnagar falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirnagar
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244487

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mirnagar from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)6 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 Mirnagar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mirnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Mirnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Mirnagar

Of every 100 households in Mirnagar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mirnagar · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Mirnagar?

■ Mirnagar · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**926

Working population ****45.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 52.8% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 433 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (39%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (4%) · **■** Marginal 485 (29%)

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 Sarmera

- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Singhaul4,261 people
- Barhia4,160 people
- Sasaur3,727 people
- Tora3,692 people
- Husena2,712 people
- Dhanawan2,692 people
- Sadha1,654 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mirnagar from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Mirnagar?3,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirnagar in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mirnagar?65.4% (Census 2011)