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About Mura Village

Mura is a large village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,359, made up of 1,188 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1209.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 1209.9 hectares
Population 2,359
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mura compares

By the 2011 count Mura is the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 1209.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 Mura from other places

Mura lies about 32 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 11 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 Silyari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 15 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 32 km

Villages closest to Mura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mura village had a population of 2,359. That makes it the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Mura village has 1,188 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mura is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mura covers 1209.9 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.

Mura falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mura is Silyari, about 11 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 Mura.

Mura is about 32 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mura is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 11 km away. Tilda is about 15 km away. Tilda Newra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohrenga (2.2 km), Raikheda (2.8 km) and Dhansuli 1 (3.5 km).

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

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