About Murmunda Village

Murmunda is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,197 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murmunda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Dongargarh
Pincode	491445
Area (hectares)	588.64 hectares
Population	2,413
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murmunda compares

By the 2011 count Murmunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 588.64 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Murmunda

Murmunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murmunda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murmunda from other places

Murmunda lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 5.5 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 Murmunda
Nearest railway station	Jatkanhar	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargarh	6.6 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	25 km

Villages closest to Murmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murmunda village had a population of 2,413. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Murmunda village has 1,197 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murmunda has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Murmunda is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murmunda covers 588.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murmunda falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murmunda is Jatkanhar, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Murmunda is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murmunda is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 5.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 6.6 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.