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About Muridpur Village

Muridpur is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 171 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muridpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144303
Area (hectares) 163.6 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 171
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muridpur compares

By the 2011 count Muridpur is the 188th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 163.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Muridpur

Muridpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muridpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muridpur from other places

Muridpur lies about 21 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, 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 Muridpur
Nearest railway station Machrowal 6.1 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 21 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 21 km

Villages closest to Muridpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muridpur village had a population of 336. That makes it the 188th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Muridpur village has 171 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muridpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Muridpur is 144303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muridpur covers 163.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muridpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muridpur is Machrowal, 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 <5 km distance for Muridpur.

Muridpur is about 21 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muridpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 6.1 km away. Kartārpur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bula (under 2 km), Bulandpur (under 2 km) and Khanke Fatehgarh (1.7 km).

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

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