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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Munra is a village in Areraj mandal, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, with a population of 3,702 across 556 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.3% and is located at PIN code 845411.
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- LGD code
- 218176
- Pincode
- 845411
- Post office
- Areraj
- Population
- 3,702
- Households
- 556
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,046
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Patna
- 113 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 510 km
- Nearest railway station
- Janakpur Road · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Narayan Nursing Home · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Munra compares
By population, Munra ranks #11 of 46 villages in Areraj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Munra
- 53.3%
- Areraj mandal
- 51.8%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
+8 vs mandal average
- Munra
- 896
- Areraj mandal
- 888
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Munra
- 6.7
- Areraj mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Munra at a glance
Munra is a village of 3,702 people in 556 households (Census 2011) in Areraj block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 11th-largest of 46 villages in Areraj block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Purbi Champaran district centre, 0 km from Pupri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Janakpur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 845411, served by Areraj post office; the LGD village code is 218176. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayan Nursing Home, <1 km away. The village votes in Bajpatti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rameshwar Kumar Mehto. The population is estimated at 4,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Munra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARERAJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Munra
- Total area (ha)
- 387
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 103.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Munra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Munra
- LGD code
- 218176
- Pincode
- 845411
- Post office
- Areraj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,702
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,365
- Households
- 556
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Coordinates
- 26.47074°N, 85.70172°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sitamarhi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bajpatti
- Member of Parliament
- Devesh Chandra Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rameshwar Kumar Mehto
- Block / Mandal
- Areraj
Getting there
How to reach Munra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna113 kmcapital
- Kolkata510 km
- Delhi870 km
- Hyderabad1254 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJanakpur Road<1 km
- Bus stopMatihani Bus Station21 km
- Hospital / PHCNarayan Nursing Home<1 km
- ATM / bankUttar Bihar Gramin Bank19 km
- CollegeBalara polytechnic institute (CTEVT)47 km
- Police stationMatihani Police Station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Munra
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Nageswar AsthanTemple<1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Munra
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫D.A.V Public School,PupriSchool<1 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)