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About Murthana Village

Murthana is a large village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,907, made up of 1,551 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.08 hectares hectares.

Murthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murthana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 436.08 hectares
Population 2,907
Male Population 1,551
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Murthana compares

By the 2011 count Murthana is the 71st largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 436.08 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Murthana

Murthana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murthana 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 Murthana from other places

Murthana lies about 34 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Ramalpur, about 16 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 Murthana
Nearest town Lāharpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Ramalpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 17 km
District headquarters Sitapur 34 km

Villages closest to Murthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murthana village had a population of 2,907. That makes it the 71st largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Murthana village has 1,551 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murthana has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Murthana covers 436.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murthana falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murthana is Ramalpur, about 16 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 Murthana.

Murthana is about 34 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murthana is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Lāharpur is about 13 km away. Ramalpur is about 16 km away. Biswan 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 Jamauli (under 2 km), Chak Deoria (2.3 km) and Belwa Bashahiya (3.3 km).

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

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