About Murum Village

Murum is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 543 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	1,099
Male Population	543
Female Population	556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Murum compares

By the 2011 count Murum is the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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 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 Murum from other places

Murum lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 5.1 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	Hundur Halt	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	5.5 km
Nearest town	Rātu	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	16 km

Villages closest to Murum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanke 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 1,099. That makes it the 64th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Murum village has 543 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murum has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Murum is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murum covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murum falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murum is Hundur Halt, about 5.1 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 Murum.

Murum is about 16 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murum is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kanke is about 5.5 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.