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About Muriana Village

Muriana is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 113 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muriana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muriana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 50.22 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 113
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muriana compares

By the 2011 count Muriana is the 129th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 50.22 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Muriana

Muriana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muriana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muriana from other places

Muriana lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.9 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 Muriana
Tehsil headquarters Jawali under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 1.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Muriana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muriana village had a population of 229. That makes it the 129th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Muriana village has 113 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muriana has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Muriana is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muriana covers 50.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muriana falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muriana is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Muriana.

Muriana is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muriana is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about under 2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (under 2 km), Khairian (under 2 km) and Talian (under 2 km).

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

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