About Murhu Village

Murhu is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 472 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Pincode	835209
Area (hectares)	596.75 hectares
Population	919
Male Population	472
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murhu compares

By the 2011 count Murhu is the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 596.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Murhu

Murhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murhu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murhu from other places

Murhu lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 1.8 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 Murhu
Nearest railway station	Lodhma	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	14 km
Nearest town	Ranchi	17 km
District headquarters	Khunti	17 km

Villages closest to Murhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhu village had a population of 919. That makes it the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Murhu village has 472 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhu has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Murhu is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhu covers 596.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murhu falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murhu is Lodhma, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murhu.

Murhu is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhu is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 1.8 km away. Karra is about 14 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.