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About Murti Village

Murti is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 37 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,595 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262553
Area (hectares) 77.5 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 37
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,595
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murti compares

By the 2011 count Murti is the 133rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 77.5 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Murti

Murti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Murti from other places

Murti lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 92 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 Murti
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 92 km

Villages closest to Murti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murti village had a population of 96. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Murti village has 37 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murti has about 1595 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Murti is 262553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murti covers 77.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murti falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Murti is Tanakpur, about 92 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murti.

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

Murti is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nainthal (under 2 km), Napar (1.6 km) and Rigauniya (2.3 km).

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

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