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About Murpa Village

Murpa is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 161 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, 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 Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 161
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Murpa

Murpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murpa as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahuadabar, Makundpur, Mangra and Maromar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Murpa village had a population of 325. That makes it the 40th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Murpa village has 161 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Murpa is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murpa covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murpa falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Murpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murpa.

Murpa is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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