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About Murpa Village

Murpa is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 985 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Gola
Pincode 829110
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 985
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 28th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Murpa

The census records public bus service for Murpa as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murpa from other places

Murpa lies about 22 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gola Road, about 8.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Gola 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Gola Road 8.5 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 9.3 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Murpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murpa village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 28th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Murpa village has 985 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Murpa is 829110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murpa covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murpa falls under Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murpa is Gola Road, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Murpa is about 22 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpa is in Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district. Gola is about 8.1 km away. Gola Road is about 8.5 km away. Chitarpur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banda (1.7 km), Jabhia (2.0 km) and Bhubhui (2.2 km).

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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