About Murmala Village

Murmala is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 604 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Murmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murmala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	1,222
Male Population	604
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
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 Murmala compares

By the 2011 count Murmala is the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Murmala

Murmala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murmala 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 Murmala from other places

Murmala lies about 13 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 12 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 Murmala
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	12 km
Nearest railway station	Panjipara	12 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	12 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	13 km

Villages closest to Murmala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murmala village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Murmala village has 604 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murmala has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Murmala covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murmala falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murmala is Panjipara, about 12 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 Murmala.

Murmala is about 13 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murmala is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 12 km away. Panjipara is about 12 km away. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.