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About Murgawan Village

Murgawan is a mid sized village in Indergarh tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 810 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475673, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Indergarh
Pincode 475673
Area (hectares) 753.52 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 810
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
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 Murgawan compares

By the 2011 count Murgawan is the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents. Its 753.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Murgawan

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

Murgawan lies about 24 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, about 22 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 Murgawan
Nearest town Indargarh 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Indergarh 24 km
District headquarters Datia 24 km

Villages closest to Murgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgawan village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 28th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,109 residents.

Murgawan village has 810 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgawan has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Murgawan is 475673. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgawan covers 753.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murgawan falls under Indergarh tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murgawan is Kotra, about 22 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 Murgawan.

Murgawan is about 24 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgawan is in Indergarh tehsil of Datia district. Indargarh is about 8.8 km away. Kotra is about 22 km away. Indergarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipura (under 2 km), Katapur (2.1 km) and Padri (3.3 km).

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

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