About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is one of the larger villages in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,505, made up of 7,452 males and 7,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5092.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Sameli
Pincode	854101
Area (hectares)	5092.4 hectares
Population	14,505
Male Population	7,452
Female Population	7,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 5092.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muradpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muradpur from other places

Muradpur 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 Muradpur
Nearest railway station	Sonaili	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sameli	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	18 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpur village had a population of 14,505. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Muradpur village has 7,452 males and 7,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Muradpur is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpur covers 5092.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradpur falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur is Sonaili, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Muradpur.

Muradpur 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.

Muradpur is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 3.6 km away. Sameli is about 18 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.