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About Lurmi Village

Lurmi is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 762 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.12 hectares hectares.

Lurmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lurmi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 804.12 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 762
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lurmi compares

By the 2011 count Lurmi is the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 804.12 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 964.

Getting to Lurmi

Lurmi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lurmi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lurmi from other places

Lurmi lies about 35 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya Kalan, about 4.8 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 Lurmi
Nearest railway station Pipariya Kalan 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 8.4 km
District headquarters Katni 35 km
Nearest town Murwāra 35 km

Villages closest to Lurmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lurmi village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 24th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Lurmi village has 762 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lurmi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Lurmi covers 804.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lurmi falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lurmi is Pipariya Kalan, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Lurmi.

Lurmi is about 35 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lurmi is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Pipariya Kalan is about 4.8 km away. Barhi is about 8.4 km away. Katni is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sironja Gadariya (1.8 km), Jhiriya (3.2 km) and Bujbuja (3.5 km).

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

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