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About Margomunda Village

Margomunda is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 76 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margomunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margomunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 76
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margomunda compares

By the 2011 count Margomunda is the 212th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Margomunda

Margomunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margomunda as Available within <5 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 Margomunda from other places

Margomunda lies about 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 12 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 Margomunda
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 14 km
District headquarters Giridih 28 km

Villages closest to Margomunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margomunda village had a population of 149. That makes it the 212th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Margomunda village has 76 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margomunda has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Margomunda is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margomunda covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Margomunda falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Margomunda is Madankata Railway Station, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Margomunda.

Margomunda is about 28 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margomunda is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Madankata Railway Station is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 13 km away. Gande is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatupur (4.2 km), Kolhasingha (5.4 km) and Budhudih (6.0 km).

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

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