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About Murta Village

Murta is a large village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,066 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2285 hectares hectares.

Murta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 2285 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murta compares

By the 2011 count Murta is the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 2285 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Murta

Murta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Murta from other places

Murta lies about 47 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tilati, about 46 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 Murta
Tehsil headquarters Tuljapur 31 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 31 km
Nearest railway station Tilati 46 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 47 km

Villages closest to Murta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murta village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Murta village has 1,066 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murta has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Murta covers 2285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murta falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murta is Tilati, about 46 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 - 10 km distance for Murta.

Murta is about 47 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murta is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 31 km away. Tuljāpur is about 31 km away. Tilati is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manmodi (3.1 km), Jalkot (3.6 km) and Aliyabad (4.0 km).

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

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