About Murtia Village

Murtia is a small village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 242 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murtia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murtia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Chandwara
Pincode	825413
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	242
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murtia compares

By the 2011 count Murtia is the 52nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Murtia

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

How far is Murtia from other places

Murtia lies about 10 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 7.2 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 Murtia
Nearest railway station	Pipradih	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwara	8.3 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	10 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	10 km

Villages closest to Murtia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murtia village had a population of 465. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Murtia village has 242 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murtia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Murtia is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murtia covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murtia falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murtia is Pipradih, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murtia.

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

Murtia is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 7.2 km away. Chandwara is about 8.3 km away. Kodarma is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.