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About Murkudoh Village

Murkudoh is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 253 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1041 hectares hectares.

Murkudoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkudoh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Area (hectares) 1041 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 253
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Murkudoh compares

By the 2011 count Murkudoh is the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 1041 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Murkudoh

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

Murkudoh lies about 51 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, 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 Murkudoh
Nearest railway station Darekasa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 16 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 18 km
District headquarters Gondiya 51 km

Villages closest to Murkudoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkudoh village had a population of 522. That makes it the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Murkudoh village has 253 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkudoh has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Murkudoh covers 1041 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murkudoh falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murkudoh is Darekasa, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murkudoh.

Murkudoh is about 51 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkudoh is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Darekasa is about 11 km away. Salekasa is about 16 km away. Dongargarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandhari (3.7 km), Daldalkuhi (9.0 km) and Banjari (9.8 km).

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

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