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About Murkha Village

Murkha is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 910 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.75 hectares hectares.

Murkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 174.75 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 910
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murkha compares

By the 2011 count Murkha is the 117th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 174.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Murkha

Murkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murkha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murkha from other places

Murkha lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Dobhi, about 6.3 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 Murkha
Nearest railway station Dobhi 6.3 km
Nearest town Lalganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 32 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Murkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkha village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 117th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Murkha village has 910 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkha has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Murkha covers 174.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murkha falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murkha is Dobhi, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Murkha.

Murkha is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murkha is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Dobhi is about 6.3 km away. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Kerakat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisapur (under 2 km), Kanaura (under 2 km) and Ailia (under 2 km).

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

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