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About Murki Village

Murki is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,678, made up of 1,678 males and 2,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.75 hectares hectares.

Murki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 657.75 hectares
Population 3,678
Male Population 1,678
Female Population 2,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
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 Murki compares

By the 2011 count Murki is the 39th 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 657.75 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Murki

Murki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murki 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 Murki from other places

Murki lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 5.5 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 Murki
Nearest railway station Kirakat 5.5 km
Nearest town Lalganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 25 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Murki

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 Murki

As per the Census of India 2011, Murki village had a population of 3,678. That makes it the 39th 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.

Murki village has 1,678 males and 2,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murki has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Murki covers 657.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Murki is Kirakat, about 5.5 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 Murki.

Murki is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murki is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 5.5 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Kerakat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehari (under 2 km), Surakpur (1.6 km) and Suratpur (1.6 km).

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

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