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About Munda Village

Munda is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 107 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1085.41 hectares hectares.

Munda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 1085.41 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 107
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munda compares

By the 2011 count Munda is the 241st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1085.41 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Munda

Munda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Munda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Munda from other places

Munda lies about 66 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 64 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 Munda
Nearest town Malajkhand 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 30 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 64 km
District headquarters Balaghat 66 km

Villages closest to Munda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munda village had a population of 210. That makes it the 241st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Munda village has 107 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munda has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Munda covers 1085.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munda falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Munda is Dhapewara, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Munda.

Munda is about 66 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munda is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 13 km away. Baihar is about 30 km away. Dhapewara is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salewada (under 2 km), Ajgara (2.6 km) and Ramgarhi (2.7 km).

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

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