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About Murup Village

Murup is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 626 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murup village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 626
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murup compares

By the 2011 count Murup is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 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 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 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about under 2 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 Mahali Marup under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 7.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 10 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 23 km

Villages closest to Murup

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murup village had a population of 1,242. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Murup village has 626 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murup has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Murup is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murup covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murup falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murup is Mahali Marup, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Murup is about 10 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murup is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about under 2 km away. Saraikela is about 7.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahali Murup (under 2 km), Jagarnathpur (under 2 km) and Dasiadih (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Murup today is likely to be higher.

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