About Murgawan Village

Murgawan is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,902, made up of 1,517 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares.

Murgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	2,902
Male Population	1,517
Female Population	1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

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 9.8 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	3.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	11 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	14 km

Villages closest to Murgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ben 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 2,902. That makes it the 12th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Murgawan village has 1,517 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgawan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Murgawan covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murgawan falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murgawan is Aungari Dham, about 11 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 9.8 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgawan is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 3.7 km away. Nalanda is about 9.8 km away. Aungari Dham is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.