About Murkinar Village

Murkinar is a mid sized village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 319 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkinar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Usur
Pincode	494448
Area (hectares)	1182.13 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	319
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkinar compares

By the 2011 count Murkinar is the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 1182.13 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1021.

Getting to Murkinar

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

Murkinar lies about 9.8 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 52 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 Murkinar
District headquarters	Bijapur	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Usur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Bacheli	52 km

Villages closest to Murkinar

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.

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Common questions about Murkinar

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkinar village had a population of 672. That makes it the 20th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Murkinar village has 319 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkinar has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Murkinar is 494448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkinar covers 1182.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkinar falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murkinar is Bacheli, about 52 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 Murkinar.

Murkinar is about 9.8 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkinar is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Bijapur is about 9.8 km away. Usur is about 28 km away. Bacheli is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.