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About Murli Chak Village

Murli Chak is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 127 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murli Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murli Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 127
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Murli Chak compares

By the 2011 count Murli Chak is the 150th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Murli Chak

Murli Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murli Chak 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 Murli Chak from other places

Murli Chak lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 6.9 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 Murli Chak
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Hira Nagar 6.9 km
Nearest town Sāmba 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Murli Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Murli Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Murli Chak village had a population of 234. That makes it the 150th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Murli Chak village has 127 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murli Chak has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Murli Chak is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murli Chak covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murli Chak falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Murli Chak is Hira Nagar, about 6.9 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 Murli Chak.

Murli Chak is about 26 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murli Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 3.5 km away. Hira Nagar is about 6.9 km away. Sāmba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra (under 2 km), Chak Prohtan (under 2 km) and Rattan Chak (2.1 km).

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

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