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About Murli Chak Village

Murli Chak is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 39 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murli Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murli Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 11.22 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 39
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murli Chak compares

By the 2011 count Murli Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 11.22 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Murli Chak

Murli Chak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murli Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Murli Chak from other places

Murli Chak lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 20 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 Murli Chak
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 20 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Murli Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 Murli Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Murli Chak village had a population of 77. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Murli Chak village has 39 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murli Chak has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Murli Chak is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murli Chak covers 11.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murli Chak falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murli Chak is Madankata Railway Station, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murli Chak.

Murli Chak is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murli Chak is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jāmtāra is about 22 km away. Jama 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 Bandha (under 2 km), Tarbandha (under 2 km) and Paranchak (under 2 km).

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

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