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- LGD code
- 600956
- Pincode
- 584129
- Post office
- Sirwar
- Population
- 1,145
- Households
- 223
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1082 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 549
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 363 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 208 km
- Nearest railway station
- Marichethal · 36 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Ballatigi · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Murkigudda compares
By population, Murkigudda ranks #32 of 57 villages in Sirwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.9%
−7.6% vs mandal average
- Murkigudda
- 37.9%
- Sirwar mandal
- 45.5%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+70 vs mandal average
- Murkigudda
- 1,082
- Sirwar mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Murkigudda
- 5.1
- Sirwar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murkigudda at a glance
Murkigudda is a village of 1,145 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Sirwar taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 32nd-largest of 57 villages in Sirwar taluk. Literacy is 38%, 8 points below the taluk average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Raichur district centre, 39 km from Gurgunta, the nearest town, 36 km from Marichethal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 584129, served by Sirwar post office; the LGD village code is 600956. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Ballatigi, 12 km away. The village votes in Lingsugur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manappa D Vajjal. The population is estimated at 1,300 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murkigudda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MANVI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAWALKAL
- Total area (ha)
- 769.57
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 48.18
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murkigudda
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Key facts — Murkigudda
- LGD code
- 600956
- Pincode
- 584129
- Post office
- Sirwar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,300
- Households
- 223
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1082
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.18705°N, 76.98595°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raichur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lingsugur
- Member of Parliament
- G Kumar Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manappa D Vajjal
- Block / Mandal
- Sirwar
- Nearest bank
- State Bank Of India (3.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Murkigudda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru363 kmcapital
- Hyderabad208 km
- Chennai494 km
- Mumbai541 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMarichethal36 km
- Bus stopSchool Stop22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Ballatigi12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank Of India4 km
- CollegeGovernment P U College Galag17 km
- Police stationPolice Station26 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank Of India3.6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Murkigudda
1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Noorani MasjidMosque4.0 km ↗
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- Malat
- Sannahosur
- Heera
- Hire-Badardinni
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- Hosur.N
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- Machnur
- Hokrani
- Lakkam Dinni
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- Kalamgere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)