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About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 217 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 217
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is the 99th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muradpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muradpur from other places

Muradpur lies about 48 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 7.2 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 Muradpur
Nearest railway station Hatwar 7.2 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 48 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpur village had a population of 404. That makes it the 99th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Muradpur village has 217 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Muradpur covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradpur falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur is Hatwar, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Muradpur.

Muradpur is about 48 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muradpur is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 7.2 km away. Kishanganj is about 14 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahalbari (under 2 km), Tetalia (under 2 km) and Kolha (under 2 km).

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

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