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About Murcha Village

Murcha is a mid sized village in Bharthana tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 632 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.87 hectares hectares.

Murcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murcha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Bharthana
Area (hectares) 144.87 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 632
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murcha compares

By the 2011 count Murcha is the 143rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents. Its 144.87 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Murcha

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

Murcha lies about 34 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Bhartana, about 25 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 Murcha
Tehsil headquarters Bharthana 25 km
Nearest railway station Bhartana 25 km
District headquarters Etawah 34 km

Villages closest to Murcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murcha village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents.

Murcha village has 632 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murcha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 865.

Murcha covers 144.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murcha falls under Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murcha is Bhartana, about 25 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 Murcha.

Murcha is about 34 km from Etawah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murcha is in Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district. Bharthana is about 25 km away. Bhartana is about 25 km away. Etawah is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandpur (under 2 km), Kadampur (under 2 km) and Nagla Lalman (under 2 km).

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

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