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About Murdanda Village

Murdanda is a large village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,273, made up of 1,106 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5003.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murdanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494447
Area (hectares) 5003.81 hectares
Population 2,273
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murdanda compares

By the 2011 count Murdanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 5003.81 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Murdanda

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

Murdanda lies about 25 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 48 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 Murdanda
Tehsil headquarters Usur 12 km
District headquarters Bijapur 25 km
Nearest railway station Bacheli 48 km

Villages closest to Murdanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdanda village had a population of 2,273. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Murdanda village has 1,106 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdanda has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Murdanda is 494447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murdanda covers 5003.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murdanda falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murdanda is Bacheli, about 48 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 village for Murdanda.

Murdanda is about 25 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murdanda is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 12 km away. Bijapur is about 25 km away. Bacheli is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatlapalli (3.2 km), Puskonta (4.1 km) and Aawapalli (4.8 km).

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

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