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About Murli Village

Murli is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 301 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 301
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murli compares

By the 2011 count Murli is the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Murli

Murli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murli 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 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 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 1.7 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 Murli Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.0 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.0 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Murli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 578. That makes it the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Murli village has 301 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murli has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Murli is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murli covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murli falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murli is Murli Halt, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Murli.

Murli is about 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murli is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 1.7 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.0 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawda Chak (under 2 km), Khairbani (under 2 km) and Sonar Chak (under 2 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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