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About Muribahal Village

Muribahal is a mid sized village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 276 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muribahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muribahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 276
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Muribahal compares

By the 2011 count Muribahal is the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Muribahal

Muribahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muribahal 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 Muribahal from other places

Muribahal lies about 61 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Muribahal, about under 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 Muribahal
Nearest railway station Muribahal under 2 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Belpara 23 km
District headquarters Balangir 61 km

Villages closest to Muribahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muribahal village had a population of 559. That makes it the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Muribahal village has 276 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muribahal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Muribahal is 767026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muribahal covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muribahal falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Muribahal is Muribahal, about under 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 Muribahal.

Muribahal is about 61 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muribahal is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. Muribahal is about under 2 km away. Kantābānji is about 13 km away. Belpara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharphatamunda (7.0 km), Bangomundabahal (12 km) and Radbahal (20 km).

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

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