About Murarpur Village

Murarpur is one of the larger villages in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,834, made up of 3,095 males and 2,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	530.71 hectares
Population	5,834
Male Population	3,095
Female Population	2,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murarpur compares

By the 2011 count Murarpur is the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 530.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Murarpur

Murarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murarpur 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 Murarpur from other places

Murarpur lies about 5.5 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, 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 Murarpur
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	5.5 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	11 km
Nearest town	Areraj	12 km

Villages closest to Murarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murarpur village had a population of 5,834. That makes it the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Murarpur village has 3,095 males and 2,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murarpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Murarpur is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murarpur covers 530.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murarpur falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murarpur is Jiwdhara, 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 Murarpur.

Murarpur is about 5.5 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murarpur is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 5.5 km away. Purba Champaran is about 5.5 km away. Jiwdhara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.