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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Midko bai poyam
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- LGD code
- 450017
- Pincode
- 494661
- Post office
- Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
- Population
- 281
- Households
- 56
- Literacy rate
- 27.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1178 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 149
Census 2011 · in context
How Murumwada compares
By population, Murumwada ranks #17 of 81 villages in Orchha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
27.8%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Murumwada27.8%
Orchha mandal26.6%
Narayanpur district40.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,178
+146 vs mandal average
Murumwada1,178
Orchha mandal1,032
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
Murumwada5.0
Orchha mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murumwada at a glance
Murumwada is a village of 281 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Orchha tehsil, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 17th-largest of 81 villages in Orchha tehsil. Literacy is 28%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 27% and the sex ratio is 1,178 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 494661, served by Narayanpur (Narayanpur) post office; the LGD village code is 450017. The sarpanch is Midko bai poyam. The population is estimated at 331 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Murumwada
- LGD code
- 450017
- Pincode
- 494661
- Post office
- Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 281
- Population (projected 2026)
- 331
- Households
- 56
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1178
- Literacy rate
- 27.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bastar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narayanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mahesh Kashyap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Midko bai poyam
- Block / Mandal
- Orchha
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 494661
- ChhotedongarChhotedongar mandal3,817 pop
- OrchhaOrchha mandal3,158 pop
- MahimagawadiChhotedongar mandal2,288 pop
- BenoorNarayanpur mandal2,134 pop
- GarhbengalNarayanpur mandal1,725 pop
- DhodaiChhotedongar mandal1,705 pop
- BinjleeNarayanpur mandal1,262 pop
- EdkaNarayanpur mandal1,256 pop
- BhatpalNarayanpur mandal1,249 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Murumwada
Other villages in Orchha mandal
View all 60+ →- Orchha
- Dunga
- Hitawada
- Pidiyakot
- Handawada
- Kodoli
- Rekawaya
- Jubada
- Gomagal
- Kudmel
- Chhote Tondabeda
- Edasmeta
- Gadadi
- Jatlur
- Maksuli
- Lanka
- Raynar Alias Matbeda
- Hitul
- Tahkawada
- Toynar
- Asnar
- Chalcher
- Rotad
- Karangul
- Thulthuli
- Tadanar(Markadabeda)
- Bade Tondabeda
- Mohnar
- Gummarka
- Harbel
- Aadermad
- Dhondarbeda
- Jubgunda
- Orchhameta
- Lekwada
- Tahakawada
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)