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About Murga Village

Murga is a small village in Garhakota tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 231 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.5 hectares hectares.

Murga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murga village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Garhakota
Area (hectares) 231.5 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 231
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murga compares

By the 2011 count Murga is the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 231.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Murga

Murga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murga as Available within <5 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 Murga from other places

Murga lies about 32 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Dangidahar, about 5.5 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 Murga
Nearest railway station Dangidahar 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhakota 11 km
Nearest town Garhākota 11 km
District headquarters Sagar 32 km

Villages closest to Murga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murga village had a population of 488. That makes it the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Murga village has 231 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murga has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Murga covers 231.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murga falls under Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murga is Dangidahar, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murga.

Murga is about 32 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murga is in Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district. Dangidahar is about 5.5 km away. Garhakota is about 11 km away. Garhākota is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darariya (under 2 km), Kadala (2.4 km) and Chandola (3.3 km).

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

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