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About Murpa Village

Murpa is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 594 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 594
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murpa compares

By the 2011 count Murpa is the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Murpa

Murpa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murpa as Available within 10+ 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 10+ 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 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 29 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 Murpa
Nearest town Būndu 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 43 km

Villages closest to Murpa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 1,086. That makes it the 44th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Murpa village has 594 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpa has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Murpa is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murpa covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murpa falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murpa is Gautamdhara, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murpa.

Murpa is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpa is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 8.5 km away. Gautamdhara is about 29 km away. Tamar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubla (3.6 km), Rolabera (4.8 km) and Agra (5.0 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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