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About Murumkela Village

Murumkela is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 302 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murumkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murumkela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 302
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murumkela compares

By the 2011 count Murumkela is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Murumkela

Murumkela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murumkela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Murumkela from other places

Murumkela lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 57 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 Murumkela
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 13 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 57 km

Villages closest to Murumkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murumkela village had a population of 640. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Murumkela village has 302 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumkela has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Murumkela is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murumkela covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murumkela falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murumkela is Lohardaga, about 57 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murumkela.

Murumkela is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murumkela is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simartoli (2.5 km), Hesag (3.1 km) and Kasir (3.2 km).

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

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