About Murtia Village

Murtia is a small village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 92 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.4 hectares hectares.

Murtia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Lauriya
Area (hectares)	259.4 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	92
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Murtia compares

By the 2011 count Murtia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 259.4 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Murtia

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

Murtia lies about 10 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 8.8 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 Murtia
Tehsil headquarters	Lauriya	7.3 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	8.8 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	10 km

Villages closest to Murtia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtia village had a population of 175. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Murtia village has 92 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtia has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Murtia covers 259.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murtia falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murtia is Narkatyaganj, about 8.8 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 Murtia.

Murtia is about 10 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murtia is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 7.3 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.6 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.