About Murhu Village

Murhu is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 336 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Silli
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	290.69 hectares
Population	651
Male Population	336
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhu compares

By the 2011 count Murhu is the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 290.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Murhu

Murhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murhu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murhu from other places

Murhu lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 1.8 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 Murhu
Nearest railway station	Lodhma	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	17 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	17 km

Villages closest to Murhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhu village had a population of 651. That makes it the 49th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Murhu village has 336 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Murhu is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhu covers 290.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhu falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murhu is Lodhma, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Murhu.

Murhu is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhu is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Lodhma is about 1.8 km away. Silli is about 17 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.