About Mura Village

Mura is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,485, made up of 744 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Kharsia
Pincode	496661
Area (hectares)	387.16 hectares
Population	1,485
Male Population	744
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mura compares

By the 2011 count Mura is the 23rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 387.16 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mura

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

Mura lies about 20 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 5.2 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 Mura
Nearest railway station	Bhupdeopur	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharsia	12 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	20 km

Villages closest to Mura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mura village had a population of 1,485. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Mura village has 744 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mura has about 996 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Mura is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mura covers 387.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mura falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mura is Bhupdeopur, about 5.2 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 Mura.

Mura is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mura is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 5.2 km away. Kharsia is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.