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About Mugma Village

Mugma is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,277, made up of 2,238 males and 2,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.04 hectares hectares.

Mugma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 153.04 hectares
Population 4,277
Male Population 2,238
Female Population 2,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mugma compares

By the 2011 count Mugma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 153.04 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mugma

The census records public bus service for Mugma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mugma from other places

Mugma lies about 30 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Thapar Nagar, about 2.6 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 Mugma
Nearest railway station Thapar Nagar 2.6 km
Nearest town Siuliban 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 30 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 30 km

Villages closest to Mugma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Mugma

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugma village had a population of 4,277. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Mugma village has 2,238 males and 2,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugma has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Mugma covers 153.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mugma falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mugma is Thapar Nagar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mugma.

Mugma is about 30 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugma is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Thapar Nagar is about 2.6 km away. Siuliban is about 6.3 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marma (under 2 km), Bhamal (under 2 km) and Sirpuria (2.6 km).

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

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