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About Murhari Village

Murhari is a large village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,190 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.198 hectares hectares.

Murhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 574.198 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhari compares

By the 2011 count Murhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 574.198 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Murhari

Murhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murhari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Murhari from other places

Murhari lies about 32 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Obaidullaganj, about 11 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 Murhari
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Obaidullaganj 11 km
District headquarters Raisen 32 km

Villages closest to Murhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhari village had a population of 2,244. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Murhari village has 1,190 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhari has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Murhari covers 574.198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhari falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murhari is Obaidullaganj, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murhari.

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

Murhari is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Goharganj is about 5.8 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 10 km away. Obaidullaganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashapuri (2.3 km), Padrai (2.4 km) and Amarthon (4.8 km).

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

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