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About Muradpura Village

Muradpura is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 362 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 362
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muradpura compares

By the 2011 count Muradpura is the 249th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Muradpura

Muradpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muradpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 6.1 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 railway station Vadala Granthin 6.1 km
Nearest town Qadian 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Muradpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 676. That makes it the 249th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Muradpura village has 362 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpura has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Muradpura is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpura covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradpura falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muradpura is Vadala Granthin, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muradpura.

Muradpura is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muradpura is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 6.1 km away. Qadian is about 6.8 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokalpur (under 2 km), Dhandoi (1.8 km) and Harpura (2.2 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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