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About Murkatta Village

Murkatta is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 321 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Murkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkatta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 321
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkatta compares

By the 2011 count Murkatta is the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Murkatta

Murkatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murkatta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Murkatta from other places

Murkatta lies about 7.3 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 3.3 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 Murkatta
Nearest railway station Chakand Railway Station 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 7.3 km
District headquarters Gaya 7.3 km

Villages closest to Murkatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Murkatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkatta village had a population of 653. That makes it the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Murkatta village has 321 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkatta has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Murkatta covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murkatta falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murkatta is Chakand Railway Station, about 3.3 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 km distance for Murkatta.

Murkatta is about 7.3 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkatta is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 3.3 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 7.3 km away. Gaya is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakain (under 2 km), Balna (under 2 km) and Dabbo (1.7 km).

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

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