About Murma Village

Murma is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,268 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1555.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	497331
Area (hectares)	1555.47 hectares
Population	2,410
Male Population	1,268
Female Population	1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murma compares

By the 2011 count Murma is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 1555.47 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Murma

Murma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mansukh, Matijhariya, Meko and Modipara. 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 Murma

As per the Census of India 2011, Murma village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Murma village has 1,268 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murma has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Murma is 497331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murma covers 1555.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murma falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Murma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Murma is in Baikunthpur 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.