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About Murumtara Village

Murumtara is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 341 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murumtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murumtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494333
Area (hectares) 277.89 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 341
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murumtara compares

By the 2011 count Murumtara is the 69th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 277.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Murumtara

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

How far is Murumtara from other places

Murumtara lies about 58 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 46 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 Murumtara
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 19 km
Nearest town Kānker 31 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 46 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 58 km

Villages closest to Murumtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murumtara village had a population of 674. That makes it the 69th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Murumtara village has 341 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumtara has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Murumtara is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murumtara covers 277.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murumtara falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murumtara is Dhamtari, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Murumtara.

Murumtara is about 58 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murumtara is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 19 km away. Kānker is about 31 km away. Dhamtari is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (1.7 km), Ghotiyawahi (2.4 km) and Gahrinbandha (3.4 km).

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

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