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About Muraam Village

Muraam is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 378 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muraam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 378
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
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 Muraam compares

By the 2011 count Muraam is the 61st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Muraam

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

Muraam lies about 11 km from Jamtara. 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 Muraam
District headquarters Jamtara 11 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 18 km

Villages closest to Muraam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraam village had a population of 689. That makes it the 61st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Muraam village has 378 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraam has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Muraam is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraam covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muraam falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Muraam.

Muraam is about 11 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muraam is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 11 km away. Jāmtāra is about 11 km away. Nala 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 Ratni Chak (under 2 km), Dumaria (1.8 km) and Dumariya (1.8 km).

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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