Murkum, Adityapur(Gamharia), Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Murkum


The village Murkum is located in Adityapur(Gamharia) C.D.Block of Saraikela Kharsawan District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Jaspur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Adityapur(gamharia) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jamshedpur, which is about 17 kilometers away from Murkum.

Travel and Communication for Murkum


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Murkum,
Saraikela Kharsawan,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 832108

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Murkum


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Murkum is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Murkum is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Murkum


As per available data from the year 2009, 1119 persons live in 209 house holds in the village Murkum. There are 536 female individuals and 583 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.9% and males constitute 52.1% of the total population.

There are 29 scheduled castes persons of which 13 are females and 16 are males. Females constitute 44.83% and males constitute 55.17% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.59% of the total population.

There are 765 scheduled tribes persons of which 387 are females and 378 are males. Females constitute 50.59% and males constitute 49.41% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 68.36% of the total population.

Population density of Murkum is 387.2 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Murkum


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Total area of Murkum is 289 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 225.89 ha. About 225.89 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.53 ha is irrigated area. About 11.53 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 22.24 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 14.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 26.67 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Murkum


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gamharia, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There is a government primary school in the village Murkum.

There is a government middle school in the village Murkum.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gamharia, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Adityapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

Colleges in Murkum


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Aadityapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jamshedpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Aadityapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

Other Educational Facilities in Murkum


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Aadityapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Aadityapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Murkum.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Murkum.

Healthcare Facilities in Murkum


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Murkum.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Murkum.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Murkum.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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