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About Murethi Village

Murethi is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 12 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murethi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 99.44 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 12
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murethi compares

By the 2011 count Murethi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 99.44 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Murethi

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

Murethi lies about 65 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 9.8 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 Murethi
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 9.8 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 35 km
District headquarters Durg 65 km

Villages closest to Murethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murethi village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Murethi village has 12 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murethi has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Murethi is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murethi covers 99.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murethi falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murethi is Tilda-Neora, about 9.8 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 Murethi.

Murethi is about 65 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murethi is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Tilda-Neora is about 9.8 km away. Tilda Newra is about 10 km away. Nawagarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amora (18 km), Tendubhatha (18 km) and Tarpongi (20 km).

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

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