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About Murara Village

Murara is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,651, made up of 1,832 males and 1,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 397.01 hectares
Population 3,651
Male Population 1,832
Female Population 1,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murara compares

By the 2011 count Murara is the 40th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 397.01 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Murara

Murara 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 Murara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Murara from other places

Murara lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 4.9 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 Murara
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 4.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Murara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murara village had a population of 3,651. That makes it the 40th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Murara village has 1,832 males and 1,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murara has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Murara is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murara covers 397.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murara is Muftiganj, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Murara.

Murara is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 4.9 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Kerakat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagthari (1.6 km), Pataura (2.5 km) and Ajorpur (2.5 km).

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

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