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About Murra Village

Murra is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 507 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 490042
Area (hectares) 217.97 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 507
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murra compares

By the 2011 count Murra is the 86th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 217.97 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Murra

Murra 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 Murra 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 Murra from other places

Murra lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 4.0 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 Murra
Nearest town Kumhāri 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 4.0 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 27 km

Villages closest to Murra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murra village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 86th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Murra village has 507 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murra has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Murra is 490042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murra covers 217.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murra falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murra is Kumhari, about 4.0 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 Murra.

Murra is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murra is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Kumhāri is about 2.6 km away. Kumhari is about 4.0 km away. Durg is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limtara (2.6 km), Kandarka (3.6 km) and Panchdeori (3.7 km).

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

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