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About Murki Village

Murki is a small village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 183 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 1119.2 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 183
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murki compares

By the 2011 count Murki is the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 1119.2 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Murki

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

Murki lies about 19 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 28 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 Murki
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 19 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 28 km
Nearest town Bacheli 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 32 km

Villages closest to Murki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murki village had a population of 382. That makes it the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Murki village has 183 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murki has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Murki is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murki covers 1119.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murki falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murki is Kirandul, about 28 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 Murki.

Murki is about 19 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murki is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 19 km away. Kirandul is about 28 km away. Bacheli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maroki (5.2 km), Dodpal (6.0 km) and Tongras (6.9 km).

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

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