About Muru Village

Muru is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 335 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1008 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	1008 hectares
Population	630
Male Population	335
Female Population	295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muru compares

By the 2011 count Muru is the 100th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 1008 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Muru

Muru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mantuwa, Margara, Matauli and Mathura Dohari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 630. That makes it the 100th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Muru village has 335 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muru has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Muru is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muru covers 1008 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muru falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Muru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Muru is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.