About Murmala Village

Murmala is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 209 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murmala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murmala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	430
Male Population	209
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murmala compares

By the 2011 count Murmala is the 117th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Murmala

Murmala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murmala as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Meghua, Murgabani, Murkatari and Murli Chak. 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.

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Common questions about Murmala

As per the Census of India 2011, Murmala village had a population of 430. That makes it the 117th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Murmala village has 209 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murmala has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Murmala covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murmala falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Murmala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murmala.

Murmala is in Jama tehsil of Dumka 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.