About Murpa Village

Murpa is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 476 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.26 hectares hectares.

Murpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Area (hectares)	462.26 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	476
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 53rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 462.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Murpa

Murpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murpa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murpa from other places

Murpa lies about 48 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 6.0 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 Murpa
Nearest railway station	Danea	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	14 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	48 km

Villages closest to Murpa

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

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Common questions about Murpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Murpa village had a population of 982. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Murpa village has 476 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Murpa covers 462.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murpa falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murpa is Danea, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Murpa is about 48 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpa is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 6.0 km away. Gumia is about 14 km away. Bokaro is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.