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About Murjari Village

Murjari is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 233 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,339 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Murjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murjari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Khanpur
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 233
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,339
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murjari compares

By the 2011 count Murjari is the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Murjari

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

Murjari lies about 161 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bansdih Road, about 12 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 Murjari
Nearest town Bānsdīh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bansdih Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 35 km
District headquarters Samastipur 161 km

Villages closest to Murjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murjari village had a population of 545. That makes it the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Murjari village has 233 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murjari has about 1339 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Murjari covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murjari falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murjari is Bansdih Road, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Murjari.

Murjari is about 161 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murjari is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Bānsdīh is about 5.5 km away. Bansdih Road is about 12 km away. Khanpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Shah Mahamad (14 km), Chakoti (14 km) and Pakaha (17 km).

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

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