About Murhan Village

Murhan is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 824 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Pincode	813205
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	1,525
Male Population	824
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murhan compares

By the 2011 count Murhan is the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Murhan

Murhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murhan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murhan from other places

Murhan lies about 18 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 8.9 km away. 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 Murhan
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	8.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	13 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	18 km

Villages closest to Murhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 Murhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhan village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Murhan village has 824 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Murhan is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhan covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murhan falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murhan is Ghogha, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murhan.

Murhan is about 18 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhan is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 5.8 km away. Ghogha is about 8.9 km away. Purāini is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.