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About Urgi Village

Urgi is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 455 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,442 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urgi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 463.84 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 455
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,442
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 Urgi compares

By the 2011 count Urgi is the 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 463.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Urgi

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

How far is Urgi from other places

Urgi lies about 36 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 24 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 Urgi
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 4.0 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 24 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 36 km

Villages closest to Urgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urgi village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Urgi village has 455 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urgi has about 1442 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Urgi is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urgi covers 463.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urgi falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urgi is Hazaribagh Road, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urgi.

Urgi is about 36 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urgi is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 4.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendamurgi (under 2 km), Chalanga (under 2 km) and Golgo (under 2 km).

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

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