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About Murtazabad Village

Murtazabad is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,519 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murtazabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtazabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,519
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murtazabad compares

By the 2011 count Murtazabad is the 52nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Murtazabad

Murtazabad 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 Murtazabad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murtazabad from other places

Murtazabad lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 2.6 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 Murtazabad
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 17 km

Villages closest to Murtazabad

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 Murtazabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtazabad village had a population of 3,082. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Murtazabad village has 1,519 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtazabad has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

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

Murtazabad covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Murtazabad is Muftiganj, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Murtazabad.

Murtazabad is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murtazabad is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 2.6 km away. Kerakat is about 17 km away. Jaunpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devakalpur (under 2 km), Dewakalpur (under 2 km) and Jamuari (under 2 km).

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

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