Skip to main content

About Murkodi Village

Murkodi is a small village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkodi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 119.6 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkodi compares

By the 2011 count Murkodi is the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 119.6 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1005.

Getting to Murkodi

Murkodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murkodi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Murkodi from other places

Murkodi lies about 76 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bhatkal, about 2.4 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 Murkodi
Nearest railway station Bhatkal 2.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 76 km

Villages closest to Murkodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkodi village had a population of 61. That makes it the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Murkodi village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkodi has about 968 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Murkodi is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkodi covers 119.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkodi falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Murkodi is Bhatkal, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murkodi.

Murkodi is about 76 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkodi is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Bhatkal is about 2.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herur (1.6 km), Purvarga (1.7 km) and Talan (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All