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About Murli Village

Murli is one of the larger villages in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,324, made up of 3,742 males and 3,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870 hectares hectares.

Murli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Area (hectares) 870 hectares
Population 7,324
Male Population 3,742
Female Population 3,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murli compares

By the 2011 count Murli is the 6th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 870 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Murli

Murli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Murli from other places

Murli lies about 32 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, 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 Murli
Nearest railway station Ghogardiha 12 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 32 km
District headquarters Supaul 32 km

Villages closest to Murli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 7,324. That makes it the 6th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Murli village has 3,742 males and 3,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murli has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Murli covers 870 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murli falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murli is Ghogardiha, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murli.

Murli is about 32 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murli is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Ghogardiha is about 12 km away. Nirmāli is about 12 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murli Milik (under 2 km), Bahuarwa (4.7 km) and Saraigarh (6.5 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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