About Murchu Village

Murchu is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 479 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murchu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	479
Female Population	469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murchu compares

By the 2011 count Murchu is the 24th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Murchu

Murchu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murchu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Murchu from other places

Murchu lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 13 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 Murchu
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	5.5 km
Nearest town	Rātu	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	18 km

Villages closest to Murchu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murchu village had a population of 948. That makes it the 24th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Murchu village has 479 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murchu has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

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

Murchu covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murchu falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murchu is Itki, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murchu.

Murchu is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murchu is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 5.5 km away. Rātu is about 5.5 km away. Itki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.