About Murkuta Village

Murkuta is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 292 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.82 hectares hectares.

Murkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuta village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	441.82 hectares
Population	573
Male Population	292
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkuta compares

By the 2011 count Murkuta is the 151st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 441.82 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Murkuta

Murkuta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murkuta as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Murkuta from other places

Murkuta lies about 52 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kanhad Gaon, about 51 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 Murkuta
Nearest town	Malajkhand	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	31 km
Nearest railway station	Kanhad Gaon	51 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	52 km

Villages closest to Murkuta

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.

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Common questions about Murkuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuta village had a population of 573. That makes it the 151st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Murkuta village has 292 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuta has about 962 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.

Murkuta covers 441.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Murkuta is Kanhad Gaon, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Murkuta.

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

Murkuta is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 22 km away. Baihar is about 31 km away. Kanhad Gaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.