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About Murkuta Village

Murkuta is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 585 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 370.33 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 585
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murkuta compares

By the 2011 count Murkuta is the 43rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 370.33 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Murkuta

Murkuta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murkuta as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murkuta from other places

Murkuta lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 3.9 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 Murkuta
Nearest railway station Dagori 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 8.8 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 22 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 22 km

Villages closest to Murkuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuta village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Murkuta village has 585 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuta has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Murkuta is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkuta covers 370.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkuta falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murkuta is Dagori, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Murkuta.

Murkuta is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuta is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 3.9 km away. Bilha is about 8.8 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahi (under 2 km), Silyari (under 2 km) and Sonpuri (under 2 km).

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

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