About Mursand Village

Mursand is one of the larger villages in Runisaidpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,259, made up of 7,611 males and 6,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1358.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mursand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mursand village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Runisaidpur
Pincode	843328
Area (hectares)	1358.3 hectares
Population	14,259
Male Population	7,611
Female Population	6,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mursand compares

By the 2011 count Mursand is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents. Its 1358.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Mursand

Mursand is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mursand as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mursand from other places

Mursand lies about 17 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 8.9 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 Mursand
Nearest railway station	Bajpatti	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Runisaidpur	17 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	17 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	17 km

Villages closest to Mursand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mursand village had a population of 14,259. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents.

Mursand village has 7,611 males and 6,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mursand has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Mursand is 843328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mursand covers 1358.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mursand falls under Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mursand is Bajpatti, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mursand.

Mursand is about 17 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mursand is in Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bajpatti is about 8.9 km away. Runisaidpur is about 17 km away. Sitamarhi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.