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About Murumtara Village

Murumtara is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 225 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murumtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murumtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 243.53 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 225
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murumtara compares

By the 2011 count Murumtara is the 115th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 243.53 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1030.

Getting to Murumtara

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

Murumtara lies about 45 km from Dhamtari. 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 Murumtara
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 31 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 45 km

Villages closest to Murumtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murumtara village had a population of 455. That makes it the 115th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Murumtara village has 225 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumtara has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Murumtara is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murumtara covers 243.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murumtara falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Murumtara notes the nearest railway station 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 Murumtara.

Murumtara is about 45 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murumtara is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 31 km away. Dhamtari is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banspani (2.2 km), Jhunjharakasa (3.9 km) and Kekradongri (5.0 km).

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

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