About Murma Village

Murma is a large village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,596, made up of 1,356 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Padwa
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	2,596
Male Population	1,356
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murma compares

By the 2011 count Murma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Murma

Murma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murma as Available within 5 - 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 Murma from other places

Murma lies about 34 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Barkipona, about 9.2 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 Murma
Nearest town	Chitarpur	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Barkipona	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padwa	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	34 km

Villages closest to Murma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murma village had a population of 2,596. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Murma village has 1,356 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murma has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Murma is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murma covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murma falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murma is Barkipona, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance for Murma.

Murma is about 34 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murma is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. Chitarpur is about 8.4 km away. Barkipona is about 9.2 km away. Padwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.