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About Murdav Village

Murdav is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 771 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murdav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Pincode 415608
Area (hectares) 797 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 771
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Murdav compares

By the 2011 count Murdav is the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 797 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 1170.

Getting to Murdav

Murdav is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Murdav 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Medhe Tarf Phungus, Meghi, Morde and Muchari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murdav

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdav village had a population of 1,638. That makes it the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Murdav village has 771 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdav has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Murdav is 415608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murdav covers 797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murdav falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Murdav notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Murdav is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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