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About Muraam Village

Muraam is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 582 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muraam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 814119
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 582
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muraam compares

By the 2011 count Muraam is the 18th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Muraam

Muraam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muraam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manikadi, Mastara, Matiajuri and Mejhianpara. 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 Muraam

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraam village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 18th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Muraam village has 582 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraam has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Muraam is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraam covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muraam falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Muraam 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 village for Muraam.

Muraam is in Shikaripara 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.

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

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