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About Murbala Village

Murbala is a mid sized village in Phulparas tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 511 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murbala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murbala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Phulparas
Pincode 847409
Area (hectares) 60.57 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 511
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murbala compares

By the 2011 count Murbala is the 34th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents. Its 60.57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Murbala

Murbala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murbala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Murbala from other places

Murbala lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 7.5 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 Murbala
Nearest railway station Barhara 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulparas 10 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 32 km

Villages closest to Murbala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murbala village had a population of 954. That makes it the 34th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents.

Murbala village has 511 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murbala has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Murbala is 847409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murbala covers 60.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murbala falls under Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murbala is Barhara, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murbala.

Murbala is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murbala is in Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district. Barhara is about 7.5 km away. Phulparas is about 10 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amouja (under 2 km), Gohuma Bairia (1.6 km) and Arazi Saini (1.7 km).

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

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