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About Murumbura Village

Murumbura is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 409 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, 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 Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 1194 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 409
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Murumbura compares

By the 2011 count Murumbura is the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 1194 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Murumbura

Murumbura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murumbura 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 Murumbura from other places

Murumbura lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 20 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
Nearest railway station Tunia 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 32 km

Villages closest to Murumbura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tonto 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 842. That makes it the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Murumbura village has 409 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murumbura has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Murumbura is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murumbura covers 1194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Murumbura is Tunia, about 20 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 Murumbura.

Murumbura is about 20 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 Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 20 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Chāībāsa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tensera (2.0 km), Rengrahatu (2.4 km) and Bandabera (3.4 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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