About Murkia Village

Murkia is a mid sized village in Talasara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 378 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770074, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkia village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Talasara
Pincode	770074
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	732
Male Population	378
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkia compares

By the 2011 count Murkia is the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Murkia

Murkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murkia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lulkidihi, Mahulgaon Oraf Jhilimal, Malidehi and Matimakha. 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.

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Common questions about Murkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkia village had a population of 732. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Murkia village has 378 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Murkia is 770074. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkia covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkia falls under Talasara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murkia.

Murkia is in Talasara tehsil of Sundargarh 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.