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About Murwe Village

Murwe is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 319 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 319
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murwe compares

By the 2011 count Murwe is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Murwe

Murwe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murwe as Available within 5 - 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 Murwe from other places

Murwe lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 17 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 Murwe
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 4.5 km
Nearest town Rātu 15 km
Nearest railway station Kole 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Murwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murwe village had a population of 645. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Murwe village has 319 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murwe has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Murwe is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murwe covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murwe falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murwe is Kole, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murwe.

Murwe is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murwe is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 4.5 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Kole is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotari (under 2 km), Hatnai (2.7 km) and Nauj (2.8 km).

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

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