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About Murila Village

Murila is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,358, made up of 2,248 males and 2,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.4 hectares hectares.

Murila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 211.4 hectares
Population 4,358
Male Population 2,248
Female Population 2,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murila compares

By the 2011 count Murila is the 39th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 211.4 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Murila

Murila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Murila from other places

Murila lies about 28 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about under 2 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 Murila
Nearest railway station Purandarpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 24 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 24 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 28 km

Villages closest to Murila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murila village had a population of 4,358. That makes it the 39th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Murila village has 2,248 males and 2,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murila has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Murila covers 211.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murila falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murila is Purandarpur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murila.

Murila is about 28 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murila is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Purandarpur is about under 2 km away. Maharajganj is about 24 km away. Mahārāganj 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 Murila Tiwari (under 2 km), Dharmpur (3.2 km) and Parasa Chak Govahi (6.4 km).

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

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