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About Murrai Village

Murrai is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 82 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.79 hectares hectares.

Murrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 189.79 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 82
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Murrai compares

By the 2011 count Murrai is the 182nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 189.79 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 901.

Getting to Murrai

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

Murrai lies about 50 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 44 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 Murrai
Tehsil headquarters Deori 7.4 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 44 km
District headquarters Sagar 50 km

Villages closest to Murrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murrai village had a population of 148. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Murrai village has 82 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murrai has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Murrai covers 189.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murrai falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murrai is Girwar, about 44 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 Murrai.

Murrai is about 50 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murrai is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about 7.4 km away. Deori Khās is about 7.4 km away. Girwar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hath Khoh (under 2 km), Nigahri (under 2 km) and Mansoor Bawari (1.8 km).

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

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