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About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 496 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 160.8 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 496
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is the 138th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 160.8 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur 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 Muradpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Muradpur from other places

Muradpur lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 3.5 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 Muradpur
Nearest railway station Sarna 3.5 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpur village had a population of 944. That makes it the 138th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Muradpur village has 496 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Muradpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpur covers 160.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur is Sarna, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muradpur.

Muradpur 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.

Muradpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 3.5 km away. Sujānpur is about 6.7 km away. Pathankot is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Sherpur Giddarpur (under 2 km) and Jakhbar (under 2 km).

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

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