About Murpa Village

Murpa is a large village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,143, made up of 1,604 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822107
Area (hectares)	342.07 hectares
Population	3,143
Male Population	1,604
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 342.07 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murpa from other places

Murpa lies about 40 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 9.2 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 Murpa
Nearest railway station	Bukru	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	12 km
Nearest town	Khalāri	18 km
District headquarters	Latehar	40 km

Villages closest to Murpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balumath 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 3,143. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Murpa village has 1,604 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Murpa is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murpa covers 342.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murpa falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murpa is Bukru, about 9.2 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 village for Murpa.

Murpa is about 40 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpa is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 9.2 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Khalāri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.