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About Murata Village

Murata is a mid sized village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 290 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284301
Area (hectares) 323.8 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 290
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murata compares

By the 2011 count Murata is the 139th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 323.8 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Murata

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

How far is Murata from other places

Murata lies about 24 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 5.1 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 Murata
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 5.1 km
Nearest town Nivāri 20 km
District headquarters Jhansi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 26 km

Villages closest to Murata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murata village had a population of 566. That makes it the 139th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Murata village has 290 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murata has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Murata is 284301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murata covers 323.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murata falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murata is Chirgaon, about 5.1 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 for Murata.

Murata is about 24 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murata is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Chirgaon is about 5.1 km away. Nivāri is about 20 km away. Jhansi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheba (2.2 km), Nad Pahari (2.9 km) and Pahari Buzurg (2.9 km).

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

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