About Murkheda Village

Murkheda is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 1,006 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034.45 hectares hectares.

Murkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkheda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Indore
Tehsil	Hatod
Area (hectares)	1034.45 hectares
Population	1,920
Male Population	1,006
Female Population	914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkheda compares

By the 2011 count Murkheda is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 1034.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Murkheda

Murkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murkheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murkheda from other places

Murkheda lies about 27 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 16 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 Murkheda
Tehsil headquarters	Hatod	15 km
Nearest railway station	Balauda Takun	16 km
Nearest town	Bāngarda Chhota	24 km
District headquarters	Indore	27 km

Villages closest to Murkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkheda village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Murkheda village has 1,006 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkheda has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Murkheda covers 1034.45 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.

Murkheda falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murkheda is Balauda Takun, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Murkheda.

Murkheda is about 27 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkheda is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Hatod is about 15 km away. Balauda Takun is about 16 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.