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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHILWANTI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 376269
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population
- 640
- Households
- 112
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1119 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 476
Census 2011 · in context
How Murumkela compares
By population, Murumkela ranks #42 of 61 villages in Raidih mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+5.9% vs mandal average
- Murumkela
- 63.6%
- Raidih mandal
- 57.7%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,119
+120 vs mandal average
- Murumkela
- 1,119
- Raidih mandal
- 999
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Murumkela
- 5.7
- Raidih mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murumkela at a glance
Murumkela is a village of 640 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Raidih block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 42nd-largest of 61 villages in Raidih block. Literacy is 64%, 6 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,119 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835232, served by Nawagarh (Gumla) post office; the LGD village code is 376269. The sarpanch is SHILWANTI DEVI, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 755 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murumkela
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANSIR
- Total area (ha)
- 401
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 121.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murumkela
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Key facts — Murumkela
- LGD code
- 376269
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 640
- Population (projected 2026)
- 755
- Households
- 112
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1119
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khijri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kachhap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHILWANTI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Raidih
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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