# Muradpur * Village, Kursela, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursela, Katihar 

# Muradpur *

Muradpur * is a village in Kursela sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **37,174 people in 7,362 households**, the 1st largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 37,174people (2011)
- 7,362households
- 56.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Muradpur * PIN code and other codes

Muradpur * falls in Kursela sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNorth Muradpur, West Muradpur, South Muradpur , East Muradpur
- Community development blockKursela
- Census village code225655

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Muradpur * from nearby towns?

- Kursela (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Muradpur *?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Muradpur *; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 17 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Muradpur *

Of every 100 households in Muradpur * in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muradpur * · ■ Kursela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Muradpur *?

■ Muradpur * · ■ Kursela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**959

Working population ****33.7%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 47.4% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,473 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,209 (26%) · **■** Household industry 132 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,831 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5,899 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kursela

- Shahpur Dharmi Milik8,784 people
- Madhaili4,268 people
- Basuhar3,951 people
- Jarlahi3,754 people

[All 30 villages in Kursela](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kursela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Muradpur * from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Muradpur *?37,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muradpur * in?Katihar district (Kursela sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Muradpur *?56.9% (Census 2011)