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About Munga Village

Munga is a mid sized village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 353 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 492.43 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 353
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munga compares

By the 2011 count Munga is the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 492.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Munga

Munga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Munga as Available. 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 Munga from other places

Munga lies about 86 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 31 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 Munga
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 23 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 31 km
Nearest town Bacheli 32 km
District headquarters Bastar 86 km

Villages closest to Munga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darbha 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 Munga

As per the Census of India 2011, Munga village had a population of 744. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Munga village has 353 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munga has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Munga is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munga covers 492.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munga falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Munga is Kirandul, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Munga.

Munga is about 86 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munga is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Darbha is about 23 km away. Kirandul is about 31 km away. Bacheli 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 Gumadpal (6.8 km), Jagadpal (6.8 km) and Mamdpal (6.8 km).

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

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