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About Murhatu Village

Murhatu is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 637 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 637
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murhatu compares

By the 2011 count Murhatu is the 27th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Murhatu

Murhatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murhatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murhatu from other places

Murhatu lies about 9.1 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 2.1 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 Murhatu
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakradharpur 7.2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.1 km

Villages closest to Murhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhatu village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 27th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Murhatu village has 637 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhatu has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Murhatu is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhatu covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhatu falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murhatu is Lotapahar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Murhatu is about 9.1 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhatu is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 2.1 km away. Chakradharpur is about 7.2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burigora (under 2 km), Pusalata (under 2 km) and Silphori (2.1 km).

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

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