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About Murmuta Village

Murmuta is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 99 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murmuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murmuta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Gola
Pincode 829110
Area (hectares) 153.81 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 99
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murmuta compares

By the 2011 count Murmuta is the 81st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 153.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 957.

Getting to Murmuta

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

How far is Murmuta from other places

Murmuta lies about 20 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barkipona, about 9.2 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 Murmuta
Nearest town Chitarpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Barkipona 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 9.7 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 20 km

Villages closest to Murmuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murmuta village had a population of 202. That makes it the 81st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Murmuta village has 99 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murmuta has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Murmuta is 829110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murmuta covers 153.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murmuta falls under Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murmuta is Barkipona, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Murmuta.

Murmuta is about 20 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murmuta is in Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district. Chitarpur is about 8.4 km away. Barkipona is about 9.2 km away. Gola is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesapora (1.6 km), Banda (2.6 km) and Murpa (2.8 km).

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

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