About Murhetra Village

Murhetra is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 187 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhetra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhetra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	104.28 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	187
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhetra compares

By the 2011 count Murhetra is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 104.28 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Murhetra

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

Murhetra lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 20 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 Murhetra
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	3.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	20 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km

Villages closest to Murhetra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhetra village had a population of 385. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Murhetra village has 187 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhetra has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Murhetra is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhetra covers 104.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhetra falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murhetra is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 20 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 Murhetra.

Murhetra is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhetra is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 3.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.