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Muri is a
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in the
Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...
CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of
Ranchi district Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters. History Iron slag, potsherds and iron tools have been found in the Chota Nagpur plateau dated to ...
in the
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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
. It is an important railway junction and is famous for Hindalco's alumina refinery.


Geography


Location

Muri is located at . Muri is also divided into two parts Chota Muri and Bara Muri. It is located on the bank of
Subarnarekha River The Subarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Etymology The name is a portmanteau of two words: "Subarna," meaning gold, and "Rekha," meaning line or streak in Indian languages. As per tradition, g ...
and its tributary river Orang Gadda. There are many parks like Muri Tungri Park, Deer Park, Audio Visual Park, Ambedkar Park are located here. The
Subarnarekha River The Subarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Etymology The name is a portmanteau of two words: "Subarna," meaning gold, and "Rekha," meaning line or streak in Indian languages. As per tradition, g ...
forms the boundary with Purulia district in West Bengal before flowing through
Seraikela Kharsawan district Seraikela Kharsawan district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Seraikela town is the district headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan district . The district is well known for Seraikela Chhau, one of the three di ...
.


Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over
Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...
, Rahe,
Sonahatu Sonahatu is a village in the Sonahatu CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Sonahatu is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the ...
and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near
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, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at Hundru Falls. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the North Karanpura Area and some fringe areas of the Piparwar Area of the Central Coalfields Limited, both located in the North Karanpura Coalfield, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.


Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Muri had a total population of 12,744, of which 6,589 (52%) were males and 6.155 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,524. The total number of literate persons in Muri was 9,588 (85.45% of the population over 6 years). India
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Muri had a population of 11,999. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Muri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 62%. In Muri, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Languages


Civic administration


Police outpost

There is a police outpost at Muri.


Education

Indal High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilitated for teaching from class I to class XII. It has a playground, a library with 4,000 books, and has 15 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Ursuline English-medium School is an English-medium coeducational institution established in 1971. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. It has a playground, a library with 6,000 books, and has 26 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Adarsh High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational school established in 1969. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. It has a library with 486 books and has 4 computers for teaching and learning purposes. Silli College, established in 1980 at
Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...
, is affiliated with Ranchi University and offers courses in arts, science and commerce.


Industry

India’s first alumina refinery was commissioned at Chota Muri, 65 km from
Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...
, by the erstwhile Indian Aluminium Company in 1948. It was taken over by the
Hindalco Industries Hindalco Industries Limited an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company, is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group. Its headquarters are at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company is listed in the Forbes Global 2000 (2023) at 661st r ...
of the
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in 2005. The initial capacity of the aluminium refinery at 4 KPTA has been raised to 450 KPTA. There is a captive coal-based cogeneration power plant.


Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Ranchi'', Muri covered an area of 5.717 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 25 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated source, uncovered well, overhead tank. It had 1,799 domestic electric connections, 210 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 2 maternity homes, 1 nursing home, 4 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 7 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, the nearest general degree college at
Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...
5 km away. It had 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre. Three important commodities it produced were aluminium powder, bamboo items, leaf plate. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.


Transport

Muri Junction railway station is on the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line. There are stations at Muri and
Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in ...
on the Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line. State Highway 1 (Ranchi-Silli-Muri Road), an important roadway in Ranchi district, passes through Muri.Google maps


References

{{South Chotanagpur Division Cities and towns in Ranchi district