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About Murude Village

Murude is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 514 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murude Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murude village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416505
Area (hectares) 513 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 514
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murude compares

By the 2011 count Murude is the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Murude

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

Murude lies about 66 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, 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 Murude
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 2.1 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 20 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 66 km

Villages closest to Murude

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murude village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 36th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Murude village has 514 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murude has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Murude is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murude covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murude falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murude is Belagavi, 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 Murude.

Murude is about 66 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murude is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 2.1 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 20 km away. Belagavi 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 Burude (under 2 km), Kasar Kandgaon (2.0 km) and Ajra (2.1 km).

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

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