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About Murajpur Village

Murajpur is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 325 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Murajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 325
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murajpur compares

By the 2011 count Murajpur is the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Murajpur

Murajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murajpur from other places

Murajpur lies about 156 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 4.1 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 Murajpur
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.0 km
Nearest town Rusera 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 156 km

Villages closest to Murajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murajpur village had a population of 625. That makes it the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Murajpur village has 325 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murajpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Murajpur covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murajpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murajpur is Angar Ghat, about 4.1 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 village for Murajpur.

Murajpur is about 156 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murajpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Angar Ghat is about 4.1 km away. Dagarua is about 9.0 km away. Rusera is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darha (3.4 km), Bishunpur (7.3 km) and Lasanpur (7.5 km).

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

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