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About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is a mid sized village in Kapurthala tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 484 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Kapurthala
Pincode 144620
Area (hectares) 454.14 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 484
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is the 83rd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 454.14 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 12 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Husainpur, about 3.0 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 Husainpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapurthala 12 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 12 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapurthala 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 885. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Muradpur village has 484 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Muradpur is 144620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpur covers 454.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muradpur falls under Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur is Husainpur, about 3.0 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 Muradpur.

Muradpur is about 12 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muradpur is in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district. Husainpur is about 3.0 km away. Kapurthala is about 12 km away. Kapurthala Town 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 Muradpur Dona (under 2 km), Mitha (under 2 km) and Daulatpur (1.5 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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