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About Murgidih Village

Murgidih is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 699 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 292.94 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 699
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murgidih compares

By the 2011 count Murgidih is the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 292.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Murgidih

Murgidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murgidih as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murgidih from other places

Murgidih lies about 41 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about under 2 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 Murgidih
Nearest railway station Mangra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 3.0 km
Nearest town Medininagar 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 41 km

Villages closest to Murgidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgidih village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 28th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Murgidih village has 699 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgidih has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

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

Murgidih covers 292.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgidih falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgidih is Mangra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murgidih.

Murgidih is about 41 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgidih is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Mangra is about under 2 km away. Barwadih is about 3.0 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hendehas (under 2 km), Mangra (under 2 km) and Khura (2.0 km).

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

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