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About Murbatpur Village

Murbatpur is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,381 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murbatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murbatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 262.3 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murbatpur compares

By the 2011 count Murbatpur is the 30th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 262.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Murbatpur

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

How far is Murbatpur from other places

Murbatpur lies about 18 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 3.6 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 Murbatpur
Nearest railway station Sonaili 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 18 km

Villages closest to Murbatpur

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.

Common questions about Murbatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Murbatpur village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 30th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Murbatpur village has 1,381 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murbatpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Murbatpur covers 262.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murbatpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murbatpur is Sonaili, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murbatpur.

Murbatpur is about 18 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murbatpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 3.6 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.7 km away. Katihar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manik Nagar (1.9 km), Halimpur Belrahi (2.9 km) and Jankinagar (3.0 km).

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

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