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About Murchbana Village

Murchbana is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 152 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2260.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murchbana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murchbana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370625
Area (hectares) 2260.84 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 152
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murchbana compares

By the 2011 count Murchbana is the 56th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 2260.84 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 967.

Getting to Murchbana

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

Murchbana lies about 90 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, 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 Murchbana
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 26 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 56 km
Nearest town Bhuj 86 km
District headquarters Kachchh 90 km

Villages closest to Murchbana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murchbana village had a population of 301. That makes it the 56th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Murchbana village has 152 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murchbana has about 980 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Murchbana is 370625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murchbana covers 2260.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murchbana falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Murchbana is Naliya, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murchbana.

Murchbana is about 90 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murchbana is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 26 km away. Naliya is about 56 km away. Bhuj is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bana (under 2 km), Jara (1.9 km) and Khatiyun (5.6 km).

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

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