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About Murgabani Village

Murgabani is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 185 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgabani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 185
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgabani compares

By the 2011 count Murgabani is the 145th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Murgabani

Murgabani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murgabani as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mankapahari, Mathachak, Matkhor and Meghi Ghatwali. 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 Murgabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgabani village had a population of 361. That makes it the 145th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Murgabani village has 185 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgabani has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Murgabani is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgabani covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgabani falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Murgabani 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 km distance for Murgabani.

Murgabani is in Jama 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 Murgabani today is likely to be higher.

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