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About Urmu Village

Urmu is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 317 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares.

Urmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urmu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 693 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 317
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urmu compares

By the 2011 count Urmu is the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Urmu

Urmu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urmu as Available within <5 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 Urmu from other places

Urmu lies about 55 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 14 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 Urmu
Tehsil headquarters Bano 14 km
Nearest railway station Tati 14 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 36 km
District headquarters Simdega 55 km

Villages closest to Urmu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urmu village had a population of 652. That makes it the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Urmu village has 317 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urmu has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Urmu covers 693 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urmu falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urmu is Tati, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Urmu.

Urmu is about 55 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urmu is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 14 km away. Tati is about 14 km away. Birmitrapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatinghore (under 2 km), Pohshar (2.0 km) and Hatnahdah (3.0 km).

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

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