About Muri Village

Muri is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,377, made up of 1,730 males and 1,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	821103
Area (hectares)	318.48 hectares
Population	3,377
Male Population	1,730
Female Population	1,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muri compares

By the 2011 count Muri is the 9th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 318.48 hectares work out to about 11 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 927.

Getting to Muri

Muri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muri as Available within village. 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 Muri from other places

Muri lies about 150 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 5.0 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 Muri
Nearest railway station	Chauradano	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	19 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	20 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	150 km

Villages closest to Muri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muri village had a population of 3,377. That makes it the 9th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Muri village has 1,730 males and 1,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Muri is 821103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muri covers 318.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muri falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muri is Chauradano, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Muri.

Muri is about 150 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muri is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Chauradano is about 5.0 km away. Chainpur is about 19 km away. Mothīhāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.