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About Muar Village

Muar is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 595 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.804 hectares hectares.

Muar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 310.804 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 595
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muar compares

By the 2011 count Muar is the 18th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 310.804 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Muar

Muar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muar from other places

Muar lies about 75 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 50 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 Muar
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 7.9 km
Nearest town Begamganj 40 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 50 km
District headquarters Raisen 75 km

Villages closest to Muar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muar village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 18th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Muar village has 595 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Muar covers 310.804 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muar falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muar is Gadarwara, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muar.

Muar is about 75 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muar is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 7.9 km away. Begamganj is about 40 km away. Gadarwara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patna (under 2 km), Mardanpur (1.7 km) and Berkhedi (2.0 km).

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

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