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About Murgia Chak Village

Murgia Chak is a mid sized village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 672 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgia Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Pincode 801505
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 672
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murgia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Murgia Chak is the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Murgia Chak

Murgia Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murgia Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murgia Chak from other places

Murgia Chak lies about 14 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 2.4 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 Murgia Chak
Nearest railway station Ganpura 2.4 km
Nearest town Khagaul 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 7.6 km
District headquarters Patna 14 km

Villages closest to Murgia Chak

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

Common questions about Murgia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgia Chak village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Murgia Chak village has 672 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgia Chak has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Murgia Chak is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgia Chak covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murgia Chak falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Murgia Chak is Ganpura, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Murgia Chak.

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

Murgia Chak is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 2.4 km away. Khagaul is about 6.5 km away. Phulwari is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Az Rakbe Janipur (under 2 km), Janipur (under 2 km) and Yakubpur Nagwan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Murgia Chak today is likely to be higher.

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