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| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics_type1              = Languages
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| demographics1_title1            = Official
| demographics1_info1            = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| demographics1_info1            = [[Hindi|Hindi]], [[Urdu|Urdu]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Benedikter|first=Thomas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpZv2GHM7VQC&pg=PA89|title=Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the Linguistic Rights of Minorities in India|date=2009|publisher=LIT Verlag Münster|isbn=978-3-643-10231-7|language=en}}</ref>
| timezone1                      = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| timezone1                      = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Mirganj is located at {{Coord|26.36377|N|84.36395|E|format=dms}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirganj in Gopalganj, Bihar, BharatMap.in|url=https://bharatmap.in/map/bihar/gopalganj/mirganj.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=BharatMap.in}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{Convert|66|m|ft}}.
Mirganj is located at {{Coord|26.36377|N|84.36395|E|format=dms}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirganj in Gopalganj, Bihar, BharatMap.in|url=https://bharatmap.in/map/bihar/gopalganj/mirganj.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=BharatMap.in}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{Convert|66|m|ft}}.It occupies an area of
 
{{Convert|5.48|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name=":0" />


==Demographics==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Page 34|date=5 September 2021|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> 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%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Page 34|date=5 September 2021|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Page 33|date=2011|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> 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%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Page 34|date=2021|title=Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902165730/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>


[[Bhojpuri]], [[Hindi]] is the locally spoken language of Mirganj.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
[[Bhojpuri]], [[Hindi]] is the locally spoken language of Mirganj.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
   
   
==See also==
{{Gopalganj district, India}}
* [[Mirganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
 
{{Saran Division}}
{{Saran Division}}



Revision as of 05:13, 27 September 2021

Mirganj
Town
Mirganj is located in Bihar
Mirganj
Mirganj
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°21′50″N 84°21′50″E / 26.36377°N 84.36395°E / 26.36377; 84.36395.[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictGopalganj
Government
 • BodyNagar panchayat
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

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

Geography

Mirganj is located at 26°21′50″N 84°21′50″E / 26.36377°N 84.36395°E / 26.36377; 84.36395.[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.[citation needed]

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. 5.0 5.1 Page 33 (2011). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 September 2021 suggested (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Page 34 (2021). "Census" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 September 2021 suggested (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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