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About Muktapur Village

Muktapur is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 527 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktapur village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Amlarem
Pincode 793109
Population 1,024
Male Population 527
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muktapur compares

By the 2011 count Muktapur is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Muktapur

Muktapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Muktapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Muktapur from other places

Muktapur lies about 32 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 41 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 Muktapur
Tehsil headquarters Amlarem 14 km
Nearest town Jowai 31 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 32 km
Nearest railway station Longai 41 km

Villages closest to Muktapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktapur village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Muktapur village has 527 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Muktapur is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktapur falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Muktapur is Longai, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Muktapur.

Muktapur is about 32 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muktapur is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 14 km away. Jowai is about 31 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongtalang Main (7.7 km), Nongtalang Mission (7.7 km) and Nongtalang Thymmai (7.7 km).

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

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