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About Murda Village

Murda is a small village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 169 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1076.79 hectares hectares.

Murda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Area (hectares) 1076.79 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 169
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murda compares

By the 2011 count Murda is the 99th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 1076.79 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Murda

Murda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Murda from other places

Murda lies about 49 km from Nagpur. 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 Murda
Tehsil headquarters Ramtek 12 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 12 km
District headquarters Nagpur 49 km

Villages closest to Murda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murda village had a population of 311. That makes it the 99th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Murda village has 169 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murda has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Murda covers 1076.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murda falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Murda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murda.

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

Murda is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Ramtek is about 12 km away. Rāmtek is about 12 km away. Nagpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manegaon (3.5 km), Maharapeth (3.6 km) and Chichda (3.6 km).

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

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