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About Muru Village

Muru is a large village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,413 males and 1,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 2,757
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muru compares

By the 2011 count Muru is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Muru

Muru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muru from other places

Muru lies about 48 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 15 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 Muru
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Torang 15 km
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 48 km

Villages closest to Muru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muru village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Muru village has 1,413 males and 1,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muru has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Muru is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muru covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muru falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Muru is Torang, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Muru.

Muru is about 48 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muru is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Nimdih is about 3.5 km away. Torang is about 15 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdih (3.5 km), Lupungdih (8.0 km) and Tetla (8.1 km).

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

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