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About Urmal Village

Urmal is a large village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,199 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urmal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 1296.15 hectares
Population 2,377
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urmal compares

By the 2011 count Urmal is the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 1296.15 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Urmal

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

Urmal lies about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, 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 Urmal
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 15 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 18 km
Nearest town Bhetia 33 km

Villages closest to Urmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urmal village had a population of 2,377. That makes it the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Urmal village has 1,199 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urmal has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Urmal is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urmal covers 1296.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urmal falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urmal is Bakarkudi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urmal.

Urmal is about 15 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urmal is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 15 km away. Bakarkudi is about 17 km away. Chandil is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heremda (under 2 km), Dinai (1.7 km) and Parka (2.4 km).

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

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