About Muraripur Village

Muraripur is one of the larger villages in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,356, made up of 2,729 males and 2,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.3 hectares hectares.

Muraripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraripur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	586.3 hectares
Population	5,356
Male Population	2,729
Female Population	2,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muraripur compares

By the 2011 count Muraripur is the 8th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 586.3 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Muraripur

Muraripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muraripur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muraripur from other places

Muraripur lies about 30 km from Araria. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Muraripur
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	30 km

Villages closest to Muraripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Muraripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraripur village had a population of 5,356. That makes it the 8th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Muraripur village has 2,729 males and 2,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraripur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Muraripur covers 586.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muraripur falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Muraripur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muraripur.

Muraripur is about 30 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muraripur is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 3.3 km away. Jogbani is about 26 km away. Araria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.