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About Murarbad Village

Murarbad is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,691, made up of 1,310 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murarbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murarbad village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606208
Area (hectares) 328.4 hectares
Population 2,691
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murarbad compares

By the 2011 count Murarbad is the 52nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 328.4 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Murarbad

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

How far is Murarbad from other places

Murarbad lies about 61 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 21 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 Murarbad
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 8.0 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Siruvattur 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 61 km

Villages closest to Murarbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murarbad village had a population of 2,691. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Murarbad village has 1,310 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murarbad has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Murarbad is 606208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murarbad covers 328.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murarbad falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Murarbad is Siruvattur, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murarbad.

Murarbad is about 61 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murarbad is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 8.0 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 9.6 km away. Siruvattur 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 Paramanatham (1.6 km), Melapattu (2.0 km) and Alathur (2.7 km).

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

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