About Murheri Village

Murheri is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,831, made up of 2,576 males and 2,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murheri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Pincode	811213
Area (hectares)	267 hectares
Population	4,831
Male Population	2,576
Female Population	2,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murheri compares

By the 2011 count Murheri is the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Murheri

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

How far is Murheri from other places

Murheri lies about 28 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 11 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 Murheri
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	11 km
District headquarters	Munger	28 km

Villages closest to Murheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murheri village had a population of 4,831. That makes it the 7th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Murheri village has 2,576 males and 2,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murheri has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Murheri is 811213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murheri covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murheri falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murheri is Khariapipra Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Murheri.

Murheri is about 28 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murheri is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 4.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 11 km away. Munger is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.