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About Muria Village

Muria is a mid sized village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 712 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 712
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muria compares

By the 2011 count Muria is the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Muria

Muria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muria 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muria from other places

Muria lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Muria
Nearest town Gobindpur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 22 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Muria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muria village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Muria village has 712 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muria has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Muria is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muria covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muria falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Muria is Haludpukur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Muria is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 5.4 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Adityapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Hariharpur (3.8 km), Jhar Gaobindpur (5.4 km) and Nischitpur (5.6 km).

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

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