About Murkuni Village

Murkuni is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 440 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkuni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	838
Male Population	440
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Murkuni compares

By the 2011 count Murkuni is the 55th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Murkuni

Murkuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murkuni 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 Murkuni from other places

Murkuni lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 4.1 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 Murkuni
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	12 km
Nearest town	Rātu	21 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	30 km

Villages closest to Murkuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkuni village had a population of 838. That makes it the 55th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Murkuni village has 440 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkuni has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Murkuni is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkuni covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkuni falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murkuni is Tangarbansali, about 4.1 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 Murkuni.

Murkuni is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkuni is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Tangarbansali is about 4.1 km away. Mandar is about 12 km away. Rātu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.