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About Murum Village

Murum is a mid sized village in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 772 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murum village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Phaltan
Pincode 415522
Area (hectares) 575 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 772
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murum compares

By the 2011 count Murum is the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 575 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Murum

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

Murum lies about 54 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Surawadi, about 5.9 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 Murum
Nearest railway station Surawadi 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phaltan 16 km
District headquarters Satara 54 km

Villages closest to Murum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murum village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Murum village has 772 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murum has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Murum is 415522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murum covers 575 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murum falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Murum is Surawadi, about 5.9 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 Murum.

Murum is about 54 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murum is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Surawadi is about 5.9 km away. Phaltan is about 16 km away. Satara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ravadi Bk (2.6 km), Ravadi Kh (2.6 km) and Kalaj (5.9 km).

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

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