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About Saprum Village

Saprum is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 160 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saprum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saprum village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 160
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saprum compares

By the 2011 count Saprum is the 98th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Saprum

Saprum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saprum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saprum from other places

Saprum lies about 10 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 24 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 Saprum
District headquarters Khunti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 14 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 24 km

Villages closest to Saprum

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.

Common questions about Saprum

As per the Census of India 2011, Saprum village had a population of 339. That makes it the 98th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Saprum village has 160 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saprum has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Saprum covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saprum falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saprum is Bingaon, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saprum.

Saprum is about 10 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saprum is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 10 km away. Murhu is about 14 km away. Bingaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhursa (under 2 km), Salga (under 2 km) and Digri (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Saprum today is likely to be higher.

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