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About Murki Village

Murki is a small village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 144 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 144.62 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 144
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murki compares

By the 2011 count Murki is the 233rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 144.62 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Murki

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

Murki lies about 23 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 72 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 Murki
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 12 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 23 km
Nearest town Kawardha 30 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 72 km

Villages closest to Murki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murki village had a population of 320. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Murki village has 144 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murki has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Murki is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murki covers 144.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murki falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murki is Bhanwar Tonk, about 72 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 10+ km distance for Murki.

Murki is about 23 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murki is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 12 km away. Kabeerdham is about 23 km away. Kawardha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurkapa (under 2 km), Khairjhiti (under 2 km) and Khairjhitti (under 2 km).

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

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