About Murlidih Village

Murlidih is a large village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,496, made up of 1,245 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murlidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murlidih village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495663
Area (hectares)	671.58 hectares
Population	2,496
Male Population	1,245
Female Population	1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murlidih compares

By the 2011 count Murlidih is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 671.58 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Murlidih

Murlidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murlidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Murlidih from other places

Murlidih lies about 19 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 4.8 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 Murlidih
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akaltara	5.5 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	19 km

Villages closest to Murlidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murlidih village had a population of 2,496. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Murlidih village has 1,245 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murlidih has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Murlidih is 495663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murlidih covers 671.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murlidih falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murlidih is Kotmi Sonar, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Murlidih.

Murlidih is about 19 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murlidih is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 4.8 km away. Akaltara is about 5.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.