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About Murg Village

Murg is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 405 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murg village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585417
Area (hectares) 349.58 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 405
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murg compares

By the 2011 count Murg is the 113th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 349.58 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Murg

Murg is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murg from other places

Murg lies about 52 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, about 1.7 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 Murg
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 1.7 km
Nearest town Udgīr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 27 km
District headquarters Bidar 52 km

Villages closest to Murg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murg village had a population of 803. That makes it the 113th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Murg village has 405 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murg has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Murg is 585417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murg covers 349.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murg falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Murg is Kamalnagar, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Murg is about 52 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murg is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Kamalnagar is about 1.7 km away. Udgīr is about 18 km away. Aurad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalnagar (1.7 km), Horandi (4.4 km) and Diggi (4.6 km).

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

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