About Murjora Village

Murjora is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 368 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murjora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murjora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	206.44 hectares
Population	746
Male Population	368
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murjora compares

By the 2011 count Murjora is the 33rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 206.44 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Murjora

Murjora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murjora as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murjora from other places

Murjora lies about 24 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 18 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 Murjora
Nearest railway station	Barmasia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	24 km

Villages closest to Murjora

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

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Common questions about Murjora

As per the Census of India 2011, Murjora village had a population of 746. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Murjora village has 368 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murjora has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Murjora is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murjora covers 206.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murjora falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murjora is Barmasia, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Murjora.

Murjora is about 24 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murjora is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 18 km away. Ranishwar is about 24 km away. Dumka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.