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About Murjhad Village

Murjhad is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 450 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.71 hectares hectares.

Murjhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murjhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 448.71 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 450
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Murjhad compares

By the 2011 count Murjhad is the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 448.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Murjhad

Murjhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murjhad 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 Murjhad from other places

Murjhad lies about 14 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Waraseoni, about 3.4 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 Murjhad
Nearest railway station Waraseoni 3.4 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 4.4 km
District headquarters Balaghat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 24 km

Villages closest to Murjhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murjhad village had a population of 907. That makes it the 65th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Murjhad village has 450 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murjhad has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Murjhad covers 448.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murjhad falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murjhad is Waraseoni, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murjhad.

Murjhad is about 14 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murjhad is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 3.4 km away. Wārāseonī is about 4.4 km away. Balaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bitodi (15 km), Kothurna (16 km) and Amai (16 km).

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

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