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About Murmuri Village

Murmuri is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 228 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murmuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 249.21 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 228
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murmuri compares

By the 2011 count Murmuri is the 152nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 249.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Murmuri

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

Murmuri lies about 121 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 40 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 Murmuri
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 24 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 40 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 121 km

Villages closest to Murmuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murmuri village had a population of 471. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Murmuri village has 228 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murmuri has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Murmuri is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murmuri covers 249.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murmuri falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murmuri is Barpali, about 40 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 Murmuri.

Murmuri is about 121 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murmuri is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Barpali is about 40 km away. Mahasamund is about 121 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjhapali (1.8 km), Ghatkachhar (2.4 km) and Singbahal (2.8 km).

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

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