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About Muriya Gaon Village

Muriya Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 73 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,384 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muriya Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muriya Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 81.57 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 73
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,384
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muriya Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Muriya Gaon is the 169th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 81.57 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Muriya Gaon

Muriya Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muriya Gaon as Available within <5 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 Muriya Gaon from other places

Muriya Gaon lies about 8.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 32 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 Muriya Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 8.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 32 km

Villages closest to Muriya Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 Muriya Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Muriya Gaon village had a population of 174. That makes it the 169th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Muriya Gaon village has 73 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muriya Gaon has about 1384 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Muriya Gaon is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muriya Gaon covers 81.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muriya Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Muriya Gaon is Harrawala, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muriya Gaon.

Muriya Gaon is about 8.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muriya Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 8.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.1 km away. Harrawala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharsal Gaon (under 2 km), Bhangar (under 2 km) and Manjyar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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