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About Margodih Village

Margodih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 470 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 67.32 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 470
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Margodih compares

By the 2011 count Margodih is the 64th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 67.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Margodih

Margodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margodih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Margodih from other places

Margodih lies about 9.7 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.7 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 Margodih
Tehsil headquarters Gande 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 4.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 9.7 km

Villages closest to Margodih

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 Margodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Margodih village had a population of 889. That makes it the 64th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Margodih village has 470 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margodih has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Margodih covers 67.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Margodih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Margodih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Margodih.

Margodih is about 9.7 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margodih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 4.2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.7 km away. Giridih is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanbani (under 2 km), Mahuasingha (under 2 km) and Manharsingha (under 2 km).

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

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