About Murka Village

Murka is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,143, made up of 1,582 males and 1,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	512.73 hectares
Population	3,143
Male Population	1,582
Female Population	1,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murka compares

By the 2011 count Murka is the 21st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 512.73 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Murka

Murka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Murka from other places

Murka lies about 39 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadaul, about 13 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 Murka
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nadaul	13 km
Nearest town	Bikram	14 km
District headquarters	Patna	39 km

Villages closest to Murka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murka village had a population of 3,143. That makes it the 21st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Murka village has 1,582 males and 1,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murka has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Murka is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murka covers 512.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murka falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murka is Nadaul, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Murka.

Murka is about 39 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murka is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 8.8 km away. Nadaul is about 13 km away. Bikram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.