About Muru Village

Muru is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 979 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822111
Area (hectares)	529.57 hectares
Population	1,876
Male Population	979
Female Population	897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muru compares

By the 2011 count Muru is the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 529.57 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 972.

Getting to Muru

Muru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muru from other places

Muru lies about 37 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 4.7 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 Muru
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	5.1 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	22 km
District headquarters	Latehar	37 km

Villages closest to Muru

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

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Common questions about Muru

As per the Census of India 2011, Muru village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Muru village has 979 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muru has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Muru is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muru covers 529.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muru falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Muru is Barwadih Junction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muru.

Muru is about 37 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muru is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih Junction is about 4.7 km away. Barwadih is about 5.1 km away. Medininagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.