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About Murusuan Village

Murusuan is a mid sized village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 698 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murusuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murusuan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 698
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murusuan compares

By the 2011 count Murusuan is the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Murusuan

Murusuan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murusuan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Murusuan from other places

Murusuan lies about 17 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 3.8 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 Murusuan
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 4.7 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 17 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 17 km

Villages closest to Murusuan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murusuan village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Murusuan village has 698 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murusuan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Murusuan is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murusuan covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murusuan falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Murusuan is Porjanpur, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murusuan.

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

Murusuan is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Porjanpur is about 3.8 km away. Jhumpura is about 4.7 km away. Kendujhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srirampur (4.6 km), Jhumpura (4.7 km) and Bhaluka (5.2 km).

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

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