About Murthan Village

Murthan is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,821 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murthan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841107
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	3,442
Male Population	1,821
Female Population	1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murthan compares

By the 2011 count Murthan is the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Murthan

Murthan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murthan as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murthan from other places

Murthan lies about 62 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about under 2 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 Murthan
Nearest railway station	Parmanandpur Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	6.6 km
District headquarters	Saran	62 km

Villages closest to Murthan

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

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Common questions about Murthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Murthan village had a population of 3,442. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Murthan village has 1,821 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murthan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Murthan is 841107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murthan covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murthan falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murthan is Parmanandpur Junction, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Murthan.

Murthan is about 62 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murthan is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Sonepur is about 6.6 km away. Saran is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.