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About Muratan Village

Muratan is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 134 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muratan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muratan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 57.75 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 134
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muratan compares

By the 2011 count Muratan is the 89th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 57.75 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Muratan

Muratan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muratan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muratan from other places

Muratan lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Muratan
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 8.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 49 km

Villages closest to Muratan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muratan village had a population of 280. That makes it the 89th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Muratan village has 134 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muratan has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Muratan is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muratan covers 57.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muratan falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muratan is Buffer Stop, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muratan.

Muratan is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muratan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 8.9 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sianj (under 2 km), Ghana (under 2 km) and Chhaprahan (under 2 km).

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

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