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About Muktarabad Village

Muktarabad is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 502 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktarabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktarabad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 52.13 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 502
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Muktarabad compares

By the 2011 count Muktarabad is the 76th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 52.13 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Muktarabad

Muktarabad 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 Muktarabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muktarabad from other places

Muktarabad lies about 25 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about 2.3 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 Muktarabad
Nearest railway station Laksar Junction 2.3 km
Nearest town Manglaur 13 km
District headquarters Hardwar 25 km

Villages closest to Muktarabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktarabad village had a population of 963. That makes it the 76th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Muktarabad village has 502 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktarabad has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Muktarabad is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktarabad covers 52.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Muktarabad falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Muktarabad is Laksar Junction, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muktarabad.

Muktarabad is about 25 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muktarabad is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about 2.3 km away. Manglaur is about 13 km away. Hardwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadarpur (under 2 km), Bahadurpur Khadar (under 2 km) and Rajabpur (under 2 km).

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

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