# Murhar Village, Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur 

# Murhar

Murhar is a village in Sahebganj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,206 people in 395 households**, the 37th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,206people (2011)
- 395households
- 62.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Murhar PIN code and other codes

Murhar falls in Sahebganj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRoop Chapra
- Community development blockSahebganj
- Census village code228064

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

## How far is Murhar from nearby towns?

- Sahebganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sahebganj (nearest town)10 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 Murhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Murhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahebganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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.

## What is Murhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 54% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Murhar

Of every 100 households in Murhar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murhar · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**6%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

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

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Murhar?

■ Murhar · ■ Sahebganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**924

Working population ****45.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 54.7% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (27%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 605 (61%)

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 Sahebganj

- Goura2,470 people
- Simra Nizamat2,338 people
- Dharampur Ram2,318 people
- Paharpur Manorath2,211 people
- Dharo Pali2,154 people
- Parsauni Raisi1,925 people
- Pakri Asli1,893 people
- Karnaul Chaturbhuj1,870 people

[All 126 villages in Sahebganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sahebganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murhar from Muzaffarpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Murhar?2,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murhar in?Muzaffarpur district (Sahebganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murhar?62.3% (Census 2011)