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About Murdi Village

Murdi is a large village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,375, made up of 1,722 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2017.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583237
Area (hectares) 2017.23 hectares
Population 3,375
Male Population 1,722
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murdi compares

By the 2011 count Murdi is the 14th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 2017.23 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Murdi

Murdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murdi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Murdi from other places

Murdi lies about 62 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 29 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 Murdi
Nearest town Gajendragarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 29 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 29 km
District headquarters Koppal 62 km

Villages closest to Murdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdi village had a population of 3,375. That makes it the 14th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Murdi village has 1,722 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdi has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Murdi is 583237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murdi covers 2017.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murdi falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Murdi is Linganabandi, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Murdi.

Murdi is about 62 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murdi is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Gajendragarh is about 15 km away. Yelbarga is about 29 km away. Linganabandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konapur (under 2 km), Gandhal (1.6 km) and Narsapur (6.5 km).

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

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