Murar is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both the district and sub-district headquarters. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
Murar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Murar Location in Punjab, India  Murar Murar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°27′59″N 75°26′37″E / 31.466347°N 75.443577°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,987 |
| 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 |
Demography edit
According to the 2011 Census of India, 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.[1]
Population data edit
| 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 |
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