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About Murina Village

Murina is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 123 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,285 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murina village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 1193.94 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 123
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,285
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 Murina compares

By the 2011 count Murina is the 142nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 1193.94 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Murina

Murina is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murina 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 Murina from other places

Murina lies about 46 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 22 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 Murina
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 22 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 22 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 46 km

Villages closest to Murina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murina village had a population of 281. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Murina village has 123 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murina has about 1285 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Murina is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murina covers 1193.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murina falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murina is Kathautia, about 22 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 Murina.

Murina is about 46 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murina is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 22 km away. Kathautia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathalgara (1.5 km), Pachmo (3.8 km) and Duragara (3.8 km).

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

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