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About Murkwad Village

Murkwad is a large village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,323 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581329
Area (hectares) 624.28 hectares
Population 2,606
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkwad compares

By the 2011 count Murkwad is the 7th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 624.28 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 940.

Getting to Murkwad

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

Murkwad lies about 75 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kashanatti, about 19 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 Murkwad
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kashanatti 19 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 75 km

Villages closest to Murkwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkwad village had a population of 2,606. That makes it the 7th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Murkwad village has 1,323 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkwad has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Murkwad is 581329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkwad covers 624.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkwad falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Murkwad is Kashanatti, about 19 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 Murkwad.

Murkwad is about 75 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkwad is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Haliyal is about 9.8 km away. Kashanatti is about 19 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurd Kanchanalli (1.6 km), Golehalli (2.0 km) and Jogankop (3.5 km).

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

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