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About Munru Village

Munru is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 449 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 396 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 449
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munru compares

By the 2011 count Munru is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Munru

Munru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Munru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Munru from other places

Munru 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 Munru
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 Munru

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.

Common questions about Munru

As per the Census of India 2011, Munru village had a population of 865. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Munru village has 449 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munru has about 927 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 Munru is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munru covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Munru falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Munru is Barwadih Junction, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Munru.

Munru 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.

Munru 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.

The closest recorded villages are Muru (under 2 km), Dorami (2.1 km) and Ledgain (2.2 km).

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

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