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About Murpar Village

Murpar is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 460 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.22 hectares hectares.

Murpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murpar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 442.22 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 460
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 33rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 442.22 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

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 55 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 12 km
Nearest town Begamganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 55 km

Villages closest to Murpar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 847. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Murpar village has 460 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murpar has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Murpar covers 442.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murpar falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murpar is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 55 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murpar is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 12 km away. Begamganj is about 13 km away. Gulabhganj is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (2.6 km), Sultan Jhanpur (2.7 km) and Tehri (3.1 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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