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About Urma Village

Urma is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,880, made up of 2,024 males and 1,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 3,880
Male Population 2,024
Female Population 1,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urma compares

By the 2011 count Urma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Urma

Urma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Urma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tiltoria, Tulushibhita, Ubchuria and Udaypur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Urma

As per the Census of India 2011, Urma village had a population of 3,880. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Urma village has 2,024 males and 1,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urma has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Urma is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urma covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Urma falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Urma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Urma.

Urma is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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