About Murata Village

Murata is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 719 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231212, 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	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Dudhi
Pincode	231212
Area (hectares)	613.57 hectares
Population	1,431
Male Population	719
Female Population	712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murata compares

By the 2011 count Murata is the 110th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 613.57 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murata from other places

Murata lies about 65 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 7.9 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	Jharokhas	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dudhi	14 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	18 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	65 km

Villages closest to Murata

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

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Common questions about Murata

As per the Census of India 2011, Murata village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 110th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Murata village has 719 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murata has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Murata is 231212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murata covers 613.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murata falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murata is Jharokhas, about 7.9 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 village for Murata.

Murata is about 65 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murata is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 7.9 km away. Dudhi is about 14 km away. Renukūt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.