About Murgawan Village

Murgawan is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 334 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804404
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	642
Male Population	334
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgawan compares

By the 2011 count Murgawan is the 92nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Murgawan

Murgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murgawan from other places

Murgawan lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ore, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Murgawan
Nearest railway station	Ore	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Murgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Murgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgawan village had a population of 642. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Murgawan village has 334 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgawan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Murgawan is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgawan covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murgawan falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murgawan is Ore, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murgawan.

Murgawan is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgawan is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ore is about under 2 km away. Belaganj is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.