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About Murkuti Village

Murkuti is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 55 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.62 hectares hectares.

Murkuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 495.62 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 55
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Murkuti compares

By the 2011 count Murkuti is the 97th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 495.62 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1056.

Getting to Murkuti

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

Murkuti lies about 75 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 32 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 Murkuti
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 13 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 32 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 44 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 75 km

Villages closest to Murkuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuti village had a population of 107. That makes it the 97th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Murkuti village has 55 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuti has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Murkuti covers 495.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkuti falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murkuti is Dewalgaon, about 32 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 Murkuti.

Murkuti is about 75 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuti is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 13 km away. Dewalgaon is about 32 km away. Desāīganj is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekurbodi (2.0 km), Mayalghat (2.4 km) and Navezari (3.3 km).

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

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