About Murtiha Village

Murtiha is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 520 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murtiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtiha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bahraich
Tehsil	Nanpara
Pincode	271855
Area (hectares)	377.06 hectares
Population	994
Male Population	520
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murtiha compares

By the 2011 count Murtiha is the 339th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 377.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Murtiha

Murtiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murtiha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murtiha from other places

Murtiha lies about 23 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 14 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 Murtiha
Nearest railway station	Risia	14 km
Nearest town	Bhinga	20 km
District headquarters	Bahraich	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanpara	26 km

Villages closest to Murtiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtiha village had a population of 994. That makes it the 339th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Murtiha village has 520 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtiha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Murtiha is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murtiha covers 377.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murtiha falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murtiha is Risia, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Murtiha.

Murtiha is about 23 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murtiha is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Risia is about 14 km away. Bhinga is about 20 km away. Bahraich is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.