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About Murpar Village

Murpar is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 410 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.94 hectares hectares.

Murpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 169.94 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 410
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murpar compares

By the 2011 count Murpar is the 55th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 169.94 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Murpar

Murpar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murpar 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 Murpar from other places

Murpar lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Hardua, about 3.6 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 Murpar
Nearest railway station Hardua 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 13 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km

Villages closest to Murpar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murpar village had a population of 794. That makes it the 55th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Murpar village has 410 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Murpar covers 169.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murpar falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murpar is Hardua, about 3.6 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 Murpar.

Murpar is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpar is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Hardua is about 3.6 km away. Rithi is about 13 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (2.1 km), Deogaon (2.8 km) and Nitarra (4.3 km).

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

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