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About Murhi Village

Murhi is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,071, made up of 1,115 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.1 hectares hectares.

Murhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 120.1 hectares
Population 2,071
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhi compares

By the 2011 count Murhi is the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 120.1 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Murhi

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

Murhi lies about 28 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, 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 Murhi
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 10 km
Nearest town Sasarām 10 km
Nearest railway station Sasaram Junction 11 km
District headquarters Rohtas 28 km

Villages closest to Murhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhi village had a population of 2,071. That makes it the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Murhi village has 1,115 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Murhi covers 120.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murhi falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murhi is Sasaram Junction, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murhi.

Murhi is about 28 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhi is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram is about 10 km away. Sasarām is about 10 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karserua (under 2 km), Tendua (under 2 km) and Tikra (under 2 km).

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

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