About Murkil Village

Murkil is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 743 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkil village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Bharatpur
Pincode	497778
Area (hectares)	824.59 hectares
Population	1,453
Male Population	743
Female Population	710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkil compares

By the 2011 count Murkil is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 824.59 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Murkil

Murkil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murkil 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. The nearest villages by name are Matta, Mehdauli, Mohantola and Mongra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murkil

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkil village had a population of 1,453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Murkil village has 743 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkil has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Murkil is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkil covers 824.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkil falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Murkil notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Murkil.

Murkil is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.