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About Munduam Village

Munduam is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 190 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munduam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munduam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 190
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munduam compares

By the 2011 count Munduam is the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1023.

Getting to Munduam

Munduam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Munduam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Munduam from other places

Munduam lies about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 12 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 Munduam
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 12 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Munduam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munduam village had a population of 359. That makes it the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Munduam village has 190 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munduam has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Munduam is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munduam covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munduam falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Munduam is Badampahar, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Munduam.

Munduam is about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munduam is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 12 km away. Badampahar is about 12 km away. Rairangpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukurusud (4.3 km), Kudahatu (4.3 km) and Bara Kata (7.4 km).

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

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