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About Murro Village

Murro is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 537 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 537
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Murro compares

By the 2011 count Murro is the 38th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Murro

Murro is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murro 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 Murro from other places

Murro lies about 34 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 2.9 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 Murro
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 2.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 34 km

Villages closest to Murro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murro village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 38th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Murro village has 537 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murro has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Murro is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murro covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murro falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murro is Chaudhribandh, about 2.9 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 Murro.

Murro is about 34 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murro is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 2.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Bagodar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koradih (1.9 km), Chaudhribandh (2.8 km) and Asanbani (3.3 km).

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

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