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About Jurmu Village

Jurmu is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 195 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurmu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 195
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurmu compares

By the 2011 count Jurmu is the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 996.

Getting to Jurmu

Jurmu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jurmu as Available within 10+ 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 Jurmu from other places

Jurmu lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 31 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 Jurmu
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 10 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Karra 31 km

Villages closest to Jurmu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurmu village had a population of 364. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jurmu village has 195 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurmu has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jurmu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurmu covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurmu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurmu is Karra, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Jurmu.

Jurmu is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurmu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Karra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rubua (under 2 km), Gulu (2.5 km) and Srigaon (2.5 km).

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

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