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About Bumru Village

Bumru is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 137 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bumru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bumru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 75.51 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 137
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Bumru compares

By the 2011 count Bumru is the 81st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 75.51 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bumru

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

Bumru lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 7.1 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 Bumru
Nearest railway station Balasiring 7.1 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 14 km

Villages closest to Bumru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bumru village had a population of 286. That makes it the 81st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Bumru village has 137 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bumru has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bumru is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bumru covers 75.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bumru falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bumru is Balasiring, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bumru.

Bumru is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bumru is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 7.1 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saheda (under 2 km), Barguttu (under 2 km) and Sorha (under 2 km).

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

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