# Murhena Village, Rajauli, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajauli, Nawada 

# Murhena

Murhena is a village in Rajauli sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,867 people in 550 households**, the 4th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 3,867people (2011)
- 550households
- 70.1%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Murhena PIN code and other codes

Murhena falls in Rajauli sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMurhena, Un Habitat
- Community development blockRajauli
- Census village code258459

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

## How far is Murhena from nearby towns?

- Rajauli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)29 km by road
- Rajauli (nearest town)9 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 Murhena?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Murhena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajauli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajauli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Murhena known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Murhena

Of every 100 households in Murhena in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Murhena · ■ Rajauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**85%

Tap water ****16%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**34%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Murhena?

■ Murhena · ■ Rajauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**945

Working population ****31.7%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 41% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (20%) · **■** Marginal 312 (25%)

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 Rajauli

- Amawan13,979 people
- Hardiya7,873 people
- Andharbari6,195 people
- Kumharua3,567 people
- Salempur3,393 people
- Bahadurpur3,324 people
- Chamotha2,940 people

[All 163 villages in Rajauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/rajauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murhena from Nawada?29 km by road
- What is the population of Murhena?3,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murhena in?Nawada district (Rajauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murhena?70.1% (Census 2011)
