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About Murkuda Village

Murkuda is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 695 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.5 hectares hectares.

Murkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 351.5 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 695
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Murkuda compares

By the 2011 count Murkuda is the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 351.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Murkuda

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

Murkuda lies about 29 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 12 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 Murkuda
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 12 km
Nearest town Gondiā 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 29 km

Villages closest to Murkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuda village had a population of 1,388. That makes it the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Murkuda village has 695 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuda has about 997 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 1024.

Murkuda covers 351.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkuda falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murkuda is Birsola, about 12 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 Murkuda.

Murkuda is about 29 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuda is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 3.8 km away. Birsola is about 12 km away. Gondiā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhangaon (under 2 km), Pangaon (2.0 km) and Timkitola (2.2 km).

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

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