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About Murrah Village

Murrah is a mid sized village in Rehti tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 451 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.57 hectares hectares.

Murrah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murrah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Rehti
Area (hectares) 546.57 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 451
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murrah compares

By the 2011 count Murrah is the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 546.57 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 920.

Getting to Murrah

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

Murrah lies about 72 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 19 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 Murrah
Tehsil headquarters Rehti 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Khutwansa 19 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 23 km
District headquarters Sehore 72 km

Villages closest to Murrah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murrah village had a population of 842. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Murrah village has 451 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murrah has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Murrah covers 546.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murrah falls under Rehti tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murrah is Khutwansa, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Murrah.

Murrah is about 72 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murrah is in Rehti tehsil of Sehore district. Rehti is about 9.3 km away. Khutwansa is about 19 km away. Narmadapuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulada (under 2 km), Pan Guradia (2.1 km) and Pathoda (2.9 km).

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

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