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About Muradpura Village

Muradpura is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,683, made up of 1,953 males and 1,730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 3,683
Male Population 1,953
Female Population 1,730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muradpura compares

By the 2011 count Muradpura is the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Muradpura

The census records public bus service for Muradpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Muradpura from other places

Muradpura lies about 8.5 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 6.3 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 Muradpura
Nearest town Nangli 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 8.5 km
District headquarters Amritsar 8.5 km

Villages closest to Muradpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Muradpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpura village had a population of 3,683. That makes it the 20th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Muradpura village has 1,953 males and 1,730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpura has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Muradpura is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpura covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muradpura falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muradpura is Verka Junction, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muradpura.

Muradpura is about 8.5 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muradpura is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 1.6 km away. Verka Junction is about 6.3 km away. Amritsar II is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangli (1.6 km), Bhaini Gillan (2.2 km) and Naushehra (2.4 km).

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

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