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About Murkuda Village

Murkuda is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 234 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.34 hectares hectares.

Murkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 755.34 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 234
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
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 Murkuda compares

By the 2011 count Murkuda is the 137th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 755.34 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Murkuda

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

Murkuda lies about 20 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 16 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 Murkuda
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 20 km
District headquarters Sidhi 20 km

Villages closest to Murkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuda village had a population of 521. That makes it the 137th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Murkuda village has 234 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuda has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Murkuda covers 755.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkuda falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murkuda is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 16 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 Murkuda.

Murkuda is about 20 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuda is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 16 km away. Gopadbanas is about 20 km away. Sidhi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagohar (1.8 km), Sendura (3.0 km) and Sukhi (3.2 km).

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

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