# Murum Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Murum

Murum is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 204 households**, the 65th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 204households
- 67.1%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Murum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murum is 834006.** Murum falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatHochar
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373511

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

## How far is Murum from nearby towns?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)12 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)15 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 Murum?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Murum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanke
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Murum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Murum

Of every 100 households in Murum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murum · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

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

**14%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****17%**

**58%

Television ****1%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Murum?

■ Murum · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**960

Working population ****29.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.3% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 220 (68%) · **■** Marginal 25 (8%)

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 Kanke

- Marwa1,274 people
- Bukru1,228 people
- Nauasoso1,116 people
- Balu1,100 people
- Banhara1,086 people
- Batta1,065 people
- Chama1,065 people
- Nawadih1,040 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murum?834006
- How far is Murum from Ranchi?12 km by road
- What is the population of Murum?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murum in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murum?67.1% (Census 2011)