About Murtazapur Village

Murtazapur is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 272 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murtazapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtazapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855113
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	272
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murtazapur compares

By the 2011 count Murtazapur is the 137th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Murtazapur

Murtazapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murtazapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Murtazapur from other places

Murtazapur lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about under 2 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 Murtazapur
Nearest railway station	Khurial	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	5.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Murtazapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtazapur village had a population of 557. That makes it the 137th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Murtazapur village has 272 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtazapur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Murtazapur is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murtazapur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murtazapur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murtazapur is Khurial, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murtazapur.

Murtazapur is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murtazapur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.9 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.