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About Muradih Village

Muradih is a small village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 124 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.02 hectares hectares.

Muradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 65.02 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 124
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muradih compares

By the 2011 count Muradih is the 126th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 65.02 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Muradih

Muradih 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 Muradih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Muradih from other places

Muradih lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 10 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 Muradih
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 10 km
Nearest town Kataiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Muradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradih village had a population of 247. That makes it the 126th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Muradih village has 124 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradih has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Muradih covers 65.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradih falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muradih is Bathua Bazar, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muradih.

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

Muradih is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 10 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Bhorey is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bantaria Sansar (under 2 km), Banlaria Ghur (under 2 km) and Chak Dharamnath (under 2 km).

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

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