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About Murjhar Village

Murjhar is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 108 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murjhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 84.73 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 108
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murjhar compares

By the 2011 count Murjhar is the 234th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 84.73 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Murjhar

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

Murjhar lies about 72 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 56 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 Murjhar
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 56 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 60 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 72 km

Villages closest to Murjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murjhar village had a population of 193. That makes it the 234th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Murjhar village has 108 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murjhar has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Murjhar is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murjhar covers 84.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murjhar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Murjhar is Keoti, about 56 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 Murjhar.

Murjhar is about 72 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.

Murjhar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.9 km away. Keoti is about 56 km away. Garhchiroli is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawanareki (under 2 km), Ravindra Nagar (1.6 km) and Mayapur (1.6 km).

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

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