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About Mura Village

Mura is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 922 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 369.46 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 922
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mura compares

By the 2011 count Mura is the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 369.46 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mura

Mura 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 Mura 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 Mura from other places

Mura lies about 36 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Chataud, about 2.4 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 Mura
Nearest railway station Chataud 2.4 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 19 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 36 km

Villages closest to Mura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mura village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Mura village has 922 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mura has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mura is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mura covers 369.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mura falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mura is Chataud, about 2.4 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 Mura.

Mura is about 36 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mura is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Chataud is about 2.4 km away. Nawāpāra is about 16 km away. Kurud is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khursenga (1.7 km), Darba (2.1 km) and Kodapar (2.3 km).

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

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