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About Murpa Village

Murpa is a mid sized village in Mandu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 862 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829117, 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 Mandu
Pincode 829117
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 862
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

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 <5 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 Murpa from other places

Murpa lies about 11 km from Ramgarh. 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 town Kuju under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandu 8.8 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 11 km

Villages closest to Murpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandu 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 1,685. That makes it the 28th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents.

Murpa village has 862 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 955 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Murpa is 829117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murpa covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murpa falls under Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Murpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Murpa is about 11 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 Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Kuju is about under 2 km away. Mandu is about 8.8 km away. Ramgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuju (under 2 km), Orla (3.1 km) and Banwar (3.1 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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