Murar
Murar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,987[1] |
| Sex ratio 1051/936♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144802 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Murar is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Murar. The village is administrated by a sarpanch, an elected representative of the village.[2]
Demography
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Murar has 412 houses with the total population of 1,987 persons of which 1,051 are male and 936 females. Literacy rate of Murar is 83.98%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 258 which is 12.98% of the total population.Child sex ratio is approximately 830, lower than the state average of 846.[3]
Population data
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 412 | - | - |
| Population | 1,987 | 1,051 | 936 |
| Child (0-6) | 258 | 141 | 117 |
| Schedule Caste | 334 | 174 | 160 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 83.98 % | 88.02 % | 79.49 % |
| Total Workers | 631 | 566 | 65 |
| Main Worker | 590 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 41 | 29 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Murar Population per Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
- ^ "About the village". onefivenine.com.
- ^ "Murar". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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