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About Murkuchhu Village

Murkuchhu is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 502 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.35 hectares hectares.

Murkuchhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuchhu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 270.35 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 502
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkuchhu compares

By the 2011 count Murkuchhu is the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 270.35 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Murkuchhu

Murkuchhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murkuchhu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Murkuchhu from other places

Murkuchhu lies about 45 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 37 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 Murkuchhu
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 18 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 37 km
Nearest town Nāgod 38 km
District headquarters Panna 45 km

Villages closest to Murkuchhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuchhu village had a population of 973. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Murkuchhu village has 502 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuchhu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Murkuchhu covers 270.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkuchhu falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murkuchhu is Pakaria Road, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murkuchhu.

Murkuchhu is about 45 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuchhu is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 18 km away. Pakaria Road is about 37 km away. Nāgod is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amua (under 2 km), Sagra (2.9 km) and Jaitupura (4.0 km).

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

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