# Urmu Village, Bano, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bano, Simdega 

# Urmu

Urmu is a village in Bano sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 113 households**, the 50th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 652people (2011)
- 113households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Urmu PIN code and other codes

Urmu falls in Bano sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDumaria
- Community development blockBano
- Census village code376778

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

## How far is Urmu from nearby towns?

- Bano (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)92 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)92 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 Urmu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Urmu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bano
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Urmu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Urmu

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

■ Urmu · ■ Bano rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****74%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Urmu?

■ Urmu · ■ Bano rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**988

Working population ****50.9%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 296 (89%)

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 Bano

- Chandsay662 people
- Bandu659 people
- Hurpi657 people
- Marani657 people
- Lamgarh633 people
- Nimtur632 people
- Kuruchdega628 people
- Mahabuang624 people

[All 93 villages in Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Urmu from Simdega?92 km by road
- What is the population of Urmu?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urmu in?Simdega district (Bano sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Urmu?60.4% (Census 2011)