About Murza Village

Murza is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 544 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.39 hectares hectares.

Murza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murza village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Area (hectares)	298.39 hectares
Population	1,047
Male Population	544
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murza compares

By the 2011 count Murza is the 47th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 298.39 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Murza

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

Murza lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 11 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 Murza
Nearest railway station	Wadegaon	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	11 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	25 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	46 km

Villages closest to Murza

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

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Common questions about Murza

As per the Census of India 2011, Murza village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 47th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Murza village has 544 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murza has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Murza covers 298.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murza falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murza is Wadegaon, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Murza.

Murza is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murza is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Wadegaon is about 11 km away. Lakhandur is about 11 km away. Desāīganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.