Nagla Murar
village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Nagla Murar (Naglā Murār) is a village in Bewar block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 173, in 23 households.
Name
Naglā is a Hindi word meaning "village" (related to the word nagar, meaning "city"), while murār is a Brajbhāṣā word referring to the root or stalk of the lotus.
Demographics
As of 2011, Nagla Murar had a population of 173, in 23 households. This population was 54.5% male (96) and 44.5% female (77). The 0-6 age group numbered 34 (19 male and 15 female), or 19.7% of the total population. No residents were members of Scheduled Castes.
The 1981 census recorded Nagla Murar as having a population of 100 people, in 11 households.
The 1961 census recorded Nagla Murar as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 61 people (32 male and 29 female), in 14 households and 10 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 203 acres.
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