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About Muridke Village

Muridke is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 519 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muridke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muridke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 519
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muridke compares

By the 2011 count Muridke is the 193rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Muridke

Muridke 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 Muridke as Available within village. 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 Muridke from other places

Muridke lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 7.3 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 Muridke
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 19 km
Nearest town Batāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Muridke

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 Muridke

As per the Census of India 2011, Muridke village had a population of 968. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Muridke village has 519 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muridke has about 865 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 Muridke is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muridke covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muridke falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muridke is Fatehgarh Churian, about 7.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Muridke.

Muridke is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muridke is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 7.3 km away. Batala is about 19 km away. Batāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjian Wali (1.5 km), Teja Khurd (1.8 km) and Qila Desa Singh (1.9 km).

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

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