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About Murgaon Village

Murgaon is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 275 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 342.94 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 275
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murgaon compares

By the 2011 count Murgaon is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 342.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Murgaon

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

Murgaon lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 2.7 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 Murgaon
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 6.7 km
District headquarters Latehar 26 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km

Villages closest to Murgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgaon village had a population of 554. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Murgaon village has 275 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgaon has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Murgaon is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgaon covers 342.94 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.

Murgaon falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgaon is Kusmahi, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murgaon.

Murgaon is about 26 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgaon is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Kusmahi is about 2.7 km away. Balumath is about 6.7 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hempur (1.6 km), Chitarpur (1.7 km) and Semarsot (2.2 km).

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

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