About Murta Village

Murta is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,526, made up of 1,752 males and 1,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	932.77 hectares
Population	3,526
Male Population	1,752
Female Population	1,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murta compares

By the 2011 count Murta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 932.77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Murta

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

Murta lies about 89 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 36 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 Murta
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	3.9 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	36 km
District headquarters	Durg	89 km

Villages closest to Murta

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.

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Common questions about Murta

As per the Census of India 2011, Murta village had a population of 3,526. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Murta village has 1,752 males and 1,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murta has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

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

Murta covers 932.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murta falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murta is Bhatapara, about 36 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 village for Murta.

Murta is about 89 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murta is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 3.9 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Bhatapara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.