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About Muriya Village

Muriya is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 367 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.94 hectares hectares.

Muriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 406.94 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 367
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muriya compares

By the 2011 count Muriya is the 79th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 406.94 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Muriya

Muriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muriya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Muriya from other places

Muriya lies about 28 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 8.2 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 Muriya
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 14 km
Nearest town Bhānder 14 km
District headquarters Datia 28 km

Villages closest to Muriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muriya village had a population of 719. That makes it the 79th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Muriya village has 367 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muriya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Muriya covers 406.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muriya falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muriya is Chirgaon, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Muriya is about 28 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muriya is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Chirgaon is about 8.2 km away. Bhander is about 14 km away. Bhānder is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustara (under 2 km), Kumariya Raj (2.7 km) and Astot (2.9 km).

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

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