About Murma Village

Murma is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,364 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	269 hectares
Population	2,670
Male Population	1,364
Female Population	1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murma compares

By the 2011 count Murma is the 15th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Murma

Murma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murma from other places

Murma lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 10 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 Murma
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	4.5 km
Nearest town	Rātu	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	10 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	22 km

Villages closest to Murma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murma village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 15th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Murma village has 1,364 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murma has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Murma is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murma covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murma falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murma is Itki, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Murma.

Murma is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murma is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 4.5 km away. Rātu is about 9.1 km away. Itki is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.