About Murud Village

Murud is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 769 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415717, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murud village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Dapoli
Pincode	415717
Area (hectares)	420.92 hectares
Population	1,662
Male Population	769
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,161
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murud compares

By the 2011 count Murud is the 13th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 420.92 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1293.

Getting to Murud

Murud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murud 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murud from other places

Murud lies about 89 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 32 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 Murud
Tehsil headquarters	Dapoli	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Khed	32 km
Nearest town	Mahād	47 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	89 km

Villages closest to Murud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murud village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 13th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Murud village has 769 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murud has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Murud is 415717. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murud covers 420.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murud falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murud is Khed, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murud.

Murud is about 89 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murud is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 7.4 km away. Khed is about 32 km away. Mahād is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.