Mirganj, Bihar

Mirganj is a town and a notified area in Gopalganj district in the Indian states of Bihar.

Mirganj
Town
Mirganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°21′50″N 84°21′50″E.[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictGopalganj
Government
 • BodyNagar parishad
Area
 • Total5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,240
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
841438[3]
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-28
Lok Sabha constituencyGopalganj
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHathua

Geography

Mirganj is located at 26°21′50″N 84°21′50″E.[4] It has an average elevation of 66 metres (217 ft).It occupies an area of

5.48 square kilometres (2.12 sq mi).[5]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Mirganj town had a population of 26,240, of which 13,427 are males while 12,813 are females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 4,015 which is 15.30% of total population of Mirganj town.[5] Mirganj had an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the state average of 61.8% with male literacy of 55.43%, and female literacy was 44.57%.[6]

Bhojpuri, Hindi is the locally spoken language of Mirganj.

References
  1. "Mirganj in Gopalganj, Bihar, BharatMap.in". BharatMap.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Benedikter, Thomas (2009). Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the Linguistic Rights of Minorities in India. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-643-10231-7.
  3. "Mirganj Pin code". citypincode.in. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. "Mirganj in Gopalganj, Bihar, BharatMap.in". BharatMap.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. Page 33 (2011). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021.
  6. Page 34 (2021). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021.


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