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About Muraripur Village

Muraripur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 704 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muraripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraripur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583123
Area (hectares) 293.78 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 704
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muraripur compares

By the 2011 count Muraripur is the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 293.78 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 949.

Getting to Muraripur

Muraripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muraripur 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 Muraripur from other places

Muraripur lies about 36 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Bannihatti, about 4.3 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 Muraripur
Nearest railway station Bannihatti 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 6.6 km
Nearest town Sandūr 6.6 km
District headquarters Bellary 36 km

Villages closest to Muraripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraripur village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Muraripur village has 704 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraripur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Muraripur is 583123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraripur covers 293.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muraripur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muraripur is Bannihatti, about 4.3 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 Muraripur.

Muraripur is about 36 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muraripur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Bannihatti is about 4.3 km away. Sandur is about 6.6 km away. Sandūr is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taranagar (2.4 km), Gangalapur (3.4 km) and Nagalapur (3.7 km).

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

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