By population, Muru ranks #103 of 179 villages in Chainpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Muru is a village of 630 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Chainpur block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 103rd-largest of 179 villages in Chainpur block. Literacy is 59%, 13 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822110, served by Raj Chainpur post office; the LGD village code is 366826. The village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 743 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Basdih Khurd →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muru · this village | 630 | 59% | — |
| Bansdih Khurd · Chainpur | 2,163 | 40% | — |
| Pinrhe · Chainpur | 1,264 | 28% | — |
| Ulman. · Chainpur | 1,113 | 21% | — |
| Chungra Bansdih · Chainpur | 981 | 37% | — |
| Kokaru · Chainpur | 958 | 41% | — |
| Uter · Chainpur | 328 | 42% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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