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About Murahi Village

Murahi is a small village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 150 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Murahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 150
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murahi compares

By the 2011 count Murahi is the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Murahi

Murahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Murahi from other places

Murahi lies about 49 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 7.3 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 Murahi
Tehsil headquarters Maker 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Vaishali 7.3 km
Nearest town Lālganj 10 km
District headquarters Saran 49 km

Villages closest to Murahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murahi village had a population of 318. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Murahi village has 150 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murahi has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Murahi covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murahi falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murahi is Vaishali, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murahi.

Murahi is about 49 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murahi is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 6.9 km away. Vaishali is about 7.3 km away. Lālganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariyarpur (under 2 km), Hasanpura (1.6 km) and Sultanpur (1.8 km).

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

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