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About Murwara Village

Murwara is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,483, made up of 2,393 males and 2,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 4,483
Male Population 2,393
Female Population 2,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murwara compares

By the 2011 count Murwara is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Murwara

Murwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murwara from other places

Murwara lies about 34 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 14 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 Murwara
Nearest railway station Biraul 14 km
Nearest town Benipur 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 34 km

Villages closest to Murwara

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

Common questions about Murwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Murwara village had a population of 4,483. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Murwara village has 2,393 males and 2,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murwara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Murwara is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murwara covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murwara falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murwara is Biraul, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murwara.

Murwara is about 34 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murwara is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 14 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Darbhanga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Deokali (1.8 km) and Jaikishunpur (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Murwara today is likely to be higher.

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