About Maurikhurd Village

Maurikhurd is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 386 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maurikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maurikhurd village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Kurud
Pincode	493663
Area (hectares)	213.15 hectares
Population	763
Male Population	386
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maurikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Maurikhurd is the 105th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 213.15 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Maurikhurd

Maurikhurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maurikhurd as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maurikhurd from other places

Maurikhurd lies about 27 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 14 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 Maurikhurd
Nearest railway station	Gundardehi	14 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kurud	31 km

Villages closest to Maurikhurd

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.

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Common questions about Maurikhurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Maurikhurd village had a population of 763. That makes it the 105th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Maurikhurd village has 386 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maurikhurd has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Maurikhurd is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maurikhurd covers 213.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maurikhurd falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maurikhurd is Gundardehi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Maurikhurd is about 27 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maurikhurd is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Gundardehi is about 14 km away. Dhamtari is about 27 km away. Kurud is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.