About Murhu Village

Murhu is a large village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,887, made up of 1,961 males and 1,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, 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	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	3,887
Male Population	1,961
Female Population	1,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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 12 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 22 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
District headquarters	Khunti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	22 km

Villages closest to Murhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murhu 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 3,887. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Murhu village has 1,961 males and 1,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhu has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Murhu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhu covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murhu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murhu is Karra, about 22 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 12 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 Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 12 km away. Karra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.