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About Murdewachak Village

Murdewachak is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 123 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.47 hectares hectares.

Murdewachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdewachak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 43.47 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 123
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murdewachak compares

By the 2011 count Murdewachak is the 527th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 43.47 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Murdewachak

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

Murdewachak lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 19 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 Murdewachak
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 10 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 19 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Murdewachak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdewachak village had a population of 233. That makes it the 527th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Murdewachak village has 123 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdewachak has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Murdewachak covers 43.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murdewachak falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murdewachak is Maghar, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murdewachak.

Murdewachak is about 27 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murdewachak is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 10 km away. Maghar is about 19 km away. Khalīlābād is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhughara (under 2 km), Bhitha Kunwar (under 2 km) and Kanhauli (under 2 km).

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

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