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About Murbhanga Village

Murbhanga is a mid sized village in Dumka tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 950 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Dumka
Pincode 814119
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 1,861
Male Population 950
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Murbhanga is the 12th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 529 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Murbhanga

Murbhanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murbhanga as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Masanjor, Matipur, Mirjatola and Mukhrali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murbhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Murbhanga village had a population of 1,861. That makes it the 12th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 529 residents.

Murbhanga village has 950 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murbhanga has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Murbhanga is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murbhanga covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murbhanga falls under Dumka tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Murbhanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Murbhanga is in Dumka tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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