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About Murdadih Village

Murdadih is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 403 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.06 hectares hectares.

Murdadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdadih village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 210.06 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 403
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murdadih compares

By the 2011 count Murdadih is the 118th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 210.06 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Murdadih

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

Murdadih lies about 14 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 45 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 Murdadih
District headquarters Sidhi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 29 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 45 km

Villages closest to Murdadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdadih village had a population of 761. That makes it the 118th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Murdadih village has 403 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdadih has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Murdadih covers 210.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murdadih falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murdadih is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Murdadih.

Murdadih is about 14 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murdadih is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 14 km away. Sihawal is about 29 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirauha (under 2 km), Tariha (1.8 km) and Ghugha (2.9 km).

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

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