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About Murumbura Village

Murumbura is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 347 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murumbura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murumbura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 347
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murumbura compares

By the 2011 count Murumbura is the 35th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Murumbura

Murumbura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murumbura as Available within <5 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 Murumbura from other places

Murumbura lies about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 34 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 Murumbura
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon under 2 km
Nearest town Khunti 25 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 45 km

Villages closest to Murumbura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murumbura village had a population of 705. That makes it the 35th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Murumbura village has 347 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumbura has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Murumbura covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murumbura falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murumbura is Sonua, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murumbura.

Murumbura is about 45 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murumbura is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about under 2 km away. Khunti is about 25 km away. Sonua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meromgutu (under 2 km), Bandgaon (under 2 km) and Hatnada (under 2 km).

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

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