About Muriyad Village

Muriyad is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,662, made up of 3,620 males and 4,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muriyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muriyad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Pincode	680683
Area (hectares)	776 hectares
Population	7,662
Male Population	3,620
Female Population	4,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muriyad compares

By the 2011 count Muriyad is the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 776 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Muriyad

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

Muriyad lies about 18 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Irinjalakuda, about 3.5 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 Muriyad
Nearest railway station	Irinjalakuda	3.5 km
Nearest town	Irinjālakuda	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukundapuram	18 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	18 km

Villages closest to Muriyad

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

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Common questions about Muriyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Muriyad village had a population of 7,662. That makes it the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Muriyad village has 3,620 males and 4,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muriyad has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Muriyad is 680683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muriyad covers 776 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muriyad falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Muriyad is Irinjalakuda, about 3.5 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 Muriyad.

Muriyad is about 18 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muriyad is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Irinjalakuda is about 3.5 km away. Irinjālakuda is about 5.8 km away. Mukundapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.