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About Murtiha Village

Murtiha is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 252 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Murtiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtiha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 252
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murtiha compares

By the 2011 count Murtiha is the 165th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Murtiha

Murtiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murtiha as Available within village. 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 Murtiha from other places

Murtiha lies about 36 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 42 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 Murtiha
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 6.6 km
District headquarters Sidhi 36 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 42 km

Villages closest to Murtiha

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 Murtiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtiha village had a population of 470. That makes it the 165th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Murtiha village has 252 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtiha has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Murtiha covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Murtiha is Majhaoli, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murtiha.

Murtiha is about 36 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murtiha is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 6.6 km away. Sidhi is about 36 km away. Majhaoli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakjhar Kalan (under 2 km), Bamhana Sarai (2.2 km) and Kunjhun Kalan (2.6 km).

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

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