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About Maramu Village

Maramu is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 346 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maramu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maramu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 395.93 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 346
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maramu compares

By the 2011 count Maramu is the 73rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 395.93 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Maramu

Maramu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maramu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmipur, Lalpur, Lupungdi and Mahuda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maramu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maramu village had a population of 661. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Maramu village has 346 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maramu has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Maramu is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maramu covers 395.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maramu falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maramu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maramu.

Maramu is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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