About Muridwal Village

Muridwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 449 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muridwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muridwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144701
Area (hectares)	307 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	449
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muridwal compares

By the 2011 count Muridwal is the 61st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 956.

Getting to Muridwal

Muridwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muridwal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muridwal from other places

Muridwal lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 2.7 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 Muridwal
Nearest railway station	Mulewal Khaira	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	6.6 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	17 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	35 km

Villages closest to Muridwal

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

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Common questions about Muridwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Muridwal village had a population of 864. That makes it the 61st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Muridwal village has 449 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muridwal has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Muridwal is 144701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muridwal covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muridwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muridwal is Mulewal Khaira, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muridwal.

Muridwal is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muridwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 2.7 km away. Shahkot is about 6.6 km away. Nakodar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.