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About Murulya Village

Murulya is a large village in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,256 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1028.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murulya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murulya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Sulya
Pincode 574328
Area (hectares) 1028.62 hectares
Population 2,597
Male Population 1,256
Female Population 1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murulya compares

By the 2011 count Murulya is the 22nd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1028.62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Murulya

Murulya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murulya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Murulya from other places

Murulya lies about 24 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Yedamangala, about 4.4 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 Murulya
Nearest railway station Yedamangala 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulya 15 km
Nearest town Puttūr 24 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 24 km

Villages closest to Murulya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murulya village had a population of 2,597. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Murulya village has 1,256 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murulya has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Murulya is 574328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murulya covers 1028.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murulya falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Murulya is Yedamangala, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance for Murulya.

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

Murulya is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Yedamangala is about 4.4 km away. Sulya is about 15 km away. Puttūr 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 Mupperia (2.6 km), Yedamangala (3.4 km) and Balila (3.5 km).

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

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