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About Harmurhi Village

Harmurhi is a large village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,480, made up of 1,824 males and 1,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares.

Harmurhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harmurhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 3,480
Male Population 1,824
Female Population 1,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Harmurhi compares

By the 2011 count Harmurhi is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Harmurhi

Harmurhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harmurhi 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 Harmurhi from other places

Harmurhi lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 5.0 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 Harmurhi
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 5.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Harmurhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harmurhi village had a population of 3,480. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Harmurhi village has 1,824 males and 1,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harmurhi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Harmurhi covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harmurhi falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harmurhi is Banmankhi Junction, about 5.0 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 Harmurhi.

Harmurhi is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harmurhi is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about 4.6 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 5.0 km away. Purnia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasarh (under 2 km), Kazi Hirdenagar (under 2 km) and Makhnaha (3.1 km).

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

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