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About Muta Village

Muta is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 220 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 220
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muta compares

By the 2011 count Muta is the 65th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Muta

Muta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Muta from other places

Muta lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 11 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 Muta
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Mael 11 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Muta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muta village had a population of 426. That makes it the 65th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Muta village has 220 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muta has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Muta is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muta covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muta falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Muta is Mael, about 11 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 km distance for Muta.

Muta is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muta is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 7.1 km away. Mael is about 11 km away. Chitarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidarmuta (under 2 km), Banlotwa (under 2 km) and Khudiya (under 2 km).

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

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