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About Murka Village

Murka is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 636 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 573.88 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 636
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murka compares

By the 2011 count Murka is the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 573.88 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Murka

Murka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maheshpur, Majhauli, Makro and Manikpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murka

As per the Census of India 2011, Murka village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Murka village has 636 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murka has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Murka is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murka covers 573.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murka falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Murka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murka.

Murka is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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