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About Murumatu Village

Murumatu is a mid sized village in Tati Jhariya tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 547 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murumatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murumatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Tati Jhariya
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 547
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Murumatu compares

By the 2011 count Murumatu is the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Murumatu

Murumatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murumatu 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 Murumatu from other places

Murumatu lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 24 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 Murumatu
Tehsil headquarters Tati Jhariya 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Danea 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 28 km

Villages closest to Murumatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tati Jhariya 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 Murumatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Murumatu village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Murumatu village has 547 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumatu has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Murumatu is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murumatu covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murumatu falls under Tati Jhariya tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murumatu is Danea, about 24 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 Murumatu.

Murumatu is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murumatu is in Tati Jhariya tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Tati Jhariya is about 2.1 km away. Danea is about 24 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadaro (under 2 km), Panrra (under 2 km) and Jharia (1.8 km).

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

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