About Murum Village

Murum is a mid sized village in Chaibasa tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 255 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chaibasa
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	503
Male Population	255
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murum compares

By the 2011 count Murum is the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Murum

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

How far is Murum from other places

Murum lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 8.9 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 Murum
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	8.9 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	10 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Murum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murum village had a population of 503. That makes it the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Murum village has 255 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murum has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Murum is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murum covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murum falls under Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murum is Chaibasa, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murum.

Murum is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murum is in Chaibasa tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 8.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 10 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.