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About Murta Village

Murta is a mid sized village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 301 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.31 hectares hectares.

Murta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 328.31 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 301
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Murta compares

By the 2011 count Murta is the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 328.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Murta

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

Murta lies about 81 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 17 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 Murta
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 13 km
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 17 km
Nearest town Hatta 42 km
District headquarters Panna 81 km

Villages closest to Murta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murta village had a population of 585. That makes it the 47th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Murta village has 301 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murta has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Murta covers 328.31 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.

Murta falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murta is Bakhleta, about 17 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 Murta.

Murta is about 81 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murta is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Raipura is about 13 km away. Bakhleta is about 17 km away. Hatta is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobha Baghnarwa (under 2 km), Hardua Sarasbahu (under 2 km) and Surra (3.3 km).

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

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