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About Murawar Village

Murawar is a large village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,625, made up of 1,357 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1219.18 hectares hectares.

Murawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murawar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 1219.18 hectares
Population 2,625
Male Population 1,357
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murawar compares

By the 2011 count Murawar is the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1219.18 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Murawar

Murawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murawar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murawar from other places

Murawar lies about 54 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Kisoni, about 28 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 Murawar
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 13 km
Nearest town Ashta 20 km
Nearest railway station Kisoni 28 km
District headquarters Sehore 54 km

Villages closest to Murawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murawar village had a population of 2,625. That makes it the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Murawar village has 1,357 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murawar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Murawar covers 1219.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murawar falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murawar is Kisoni, about 28 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 village for Murawar.

Murawar is about 54 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murawar is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 13 km away. Ashta is about 20 km away. Kisoni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasi (2.2 km), Karman Khedi (3.1 km) and Moondla Mohaba (3.4 km).

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

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