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About Munda Village

Munda is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,073 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 400.35 hectares
Population 2,190
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munda compares

By the 2011 count Munda is the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 400.35 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Munda

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

Munda lies about 83 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 34 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 Munda
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 15 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 83 km

Villages closest to Munda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Munda

As per the Census of India 2011, Munda village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Munda village has 1,073 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munda has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Munda is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munda covers 400.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Munda falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Munda is Nipania, about 34 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 Munda.

Munda is about 83 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munda is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 15 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Nipania is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwadih (under 2 km), Koliha (1.6 km) and Chirpota (1.6 km).

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

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