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About Murhi Village

Murhi is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 300 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Murhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 300
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhi compares

By the 2011 count Murhi is the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Murhi

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

How far is Murhi from other places

Murhi lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 35 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 Murhi
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 11 km
Nearest town Bagaha 17 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 35 km
District headquarters Gaya 41 km

Villages closest to Murhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhi village had a population of 591. That makes it the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Murhi village has 300 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Murhi covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhi falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murhi is Bansinala Halt, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Murhi is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhi is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 11 km away. Bagaha is about 17 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheriya (under 2 km), Parariya (under 2 km) and Patluka (2.4 km).

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

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