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About Murti Village

Murti is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 519 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1506 hectares hectares.

Murti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 1506 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 519
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murti compares

By the 2011 count Murti is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1506 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Murti

Murti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murti from other places

Murti lies about 33 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 4.1 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 Murti
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 14 km
Nearest town Rājūra 14 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 33 km

Villages closest to Murti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murti village had a population of 986. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Murti village has 519 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murti has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Murti covers 1506 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.

Murti falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murti is Wihirgaon, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murti.

Murti is about 33 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murti is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wihirgaon is about 4.1 km away. Rajura is about 14 km away. Rājūra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalphadi (2.5 km), Sindi (4.9 km) and Kohapara (5.4 km).

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

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