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About Murudur Village

Murudur is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 79 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murudur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 151.97 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 79
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murudur compares

By the 2011 count Murudur is the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 151.97 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Murudur

Murudur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murudur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Murudur from other places

Murudur lies about 17 km from Hassan. 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 Murudur
Tehsil headquarters Alur 5.6 km
District headquarters Hassan 17 km

Villages closest to Murudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murudur village had a population of 176. That makes it the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Murudur village has 79 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murudur has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Murudur is 573213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murudur covers 151.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murudur falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Murudur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murudur.

Murudur is about 17 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murudur is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 5.6 km away. Hassan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhavasavalli (under 2 km), Siddapura (under 2 km) and Belluru (1.6 km).

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

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