About Murup Village

Murup is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 163 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murup village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	300
Male Population	163
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murup compares

By the 2011 count Murup is the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Murup

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

How far is Murup from other places

Murup lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.5 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 Murup
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	8.3 km
Nearest town	Khunti	26 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	40 km

Villages closest to Murup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murup village had a population of 300. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Murup village has 163 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murup has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Murup is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murup covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murup falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murup is Govindpur Road, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Murup is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Govindpur Road is about 4.5 km away. Lapung is about 8.3 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.