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About Murli Village

Murli is a large village in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,585, made up of 2,382 males and 2,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Banma Itahri
Pincode 852129
Area (hectares) 445.2 hectares
Population 4,585
Male Population 2,382
Female Population 2,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murli compares

By the 2011 count Murli is the 10th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 445.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Murli

Murli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murli from other places

Murli lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 9.0 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 Murli
Tehsil headquarters Banma Itahri 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Saharsa 20 km

Villages closest to Murli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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 Murli

As per the Census of India 2011, Murli village had a population of 4,585. That makes it the 10th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Murli village has 2,382 males and 2,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murli has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Murli is 852129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murli covers 445.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murli falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murli is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murli.

Murli is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murli is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about 5.2 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 9.0 km away. Saharsa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khorasan (under 2 km), Rasalpur (1.7 km) and Shamsuddinpur (2.2 km).

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

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