Geographical features of Zurmat include the Shah-i-Kot Valley and the Arma Mountains.

[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 99% of the total population followed by 1% Tajiks.

[2] Many people of Zurmat work in Arab countries like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.

Operation Anaconda, a major battle of the War in Afghanistan, took place in Zurmat in 2002.

For the rest of the war, Zurmat has been a stronghold of the Taliban insurgency and the Haqqani network.