# Murma Village, Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Padwa, Palamu 

# Murma

Murma is a village in Padwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **2,596 people in 461 households**, the 2nd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,596people (2011)
- 461households
- 58.2%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Murma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murma is 822123.** Murma falls in Padwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatMurma
- Community development blockPadwa
- Census village code366018

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murma from nearby towns?

- Padwa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murma?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Murma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murma

Of every 100 households in Murma in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murma · ■ Padwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**64%

Television ****7%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murma?

■ Murma · ■ Padwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**948

Working population ****41.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 44.5% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 993 (92%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Padwa

- Pandwa4,668 people
- Kathautia2,406 people
- Gareriadih2,367 people
- Chhechhauri2,199 people
- Gari Khas2,130 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murma?822123
- How far is Murma from Medininagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Murma?2,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murma in?Palamu district (Padwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murma?58.2% (Census 2011)