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Minapur

मीनापुर
Dagarua mandal
Pincode 854315
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HIRALAL DAS
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LGD code
224200
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
1,225
Households
252
Literacy rate
47.4%
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000♂
Workers
382
Distance to district centre
128 km
Distance to mandal centre
84 km
Distance to Patna
288 km
Distance to Kolkata
356 km
Nearest railway station
Dhachna · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Minapur compares

By population, Minapur ranks #62 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.4%
+11.5% vs mandal average
Minapur
47.4%
Dagarua mandal
35.9%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
+24 vs mandal average
Minapur
948
Dagarua mandal
924
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
Minapur
4.9
Dagarua mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Minapur at a glance

Minapur is a village of 1,225 people in 252 households (Census 2011) in Dagarua block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 62nd-largest of 154 villages in Dagarua block. Literacy is 47%, 12 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 128 km from the Purnia district centre, 3 km from Raghopur, the nearest town, 12 km from Dhachna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 224200. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 17 km away. The sarpanch is HIRALAL DAS, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,848 in 2026, up 51% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Babhani

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Minapur · this village1,22547%
Minapur · Minapur1,4330 km N
Minapur · Aurai3,79352%0 km N
Minapur · Kadwa1,75138%0 km N
Minapur · Kadwa1,96151%0 km N
Minapur · Baisi5,37229%0 km N
Minapur · Sonhaula00 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Minapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Babhani
Total area (ha)
128
Irrigated area (ha)
48
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Minapur

LGD code
224200
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
1,225
Population (projected 2026)
1,848
Households
252
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
948
Literacy rate
47.4%
Coordinates
25.76103°N, 88.00641°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HIRALAL DAS
Block / Mandal
Dagarua
Nearest railway station
Aurahi (87.7 km)
Getting there

How to reach Minapur

Mandal centre
Dagarua · ≈ 84 km
≈ 2 h 52 min by car · 3 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 128 km
≈ 4 h 22 min by car · 5 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 24,367 people
Raghopur · ≈ 2.5 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna288 kmcapital
  • Kolkata356 km
  • Delhi1114 km
  • Hyderabad1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhachna12 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari5 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH17 km
  • ATM / banksbi19 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance11 km
  • CollegeTarangapur Nanda Kumar High School34 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Minapur

1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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