About Murukate Village

Murukate is a mid sized village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 315 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500 hectares hectares.

Murukate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukate village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Bhudargad
Area (hectares)	500 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	315
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murukate compares

By the 2011 count Murukate is the 76th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 500 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1003.

Getting to Murukate

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

How far is Murukate from other places

Murukate lies about 49 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 48 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 Murukate
Tehsil headquarters	Bhudargad	4.2 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kankavali	48 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	49 km

Villages closest to Murukate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukate village had a population of 674. That makes it the 76th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Murukate village has 315 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukate has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Murukate covers 500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murukate falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murukate is Kankavali, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Murukate.

Murukate is about 49 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukate is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 4.2 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 20 km away. Kankavali is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.