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About Murgadanga Village

Murgadanga is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 830 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgadanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 289.23 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 830
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgadanga compares

By the 2011 count Murgadanga is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 289.23 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Murgadanga

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

How far is Murgadanga from other places

Murgadanga lies about 8.4 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 7.2 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 Murgadanga
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 7.6 km
District headquarters Pakur 8.4 km

Villages closest to Murgadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgadanga village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Murgadanga village has 830 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgadanga has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Murgadanga is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgadanga covers 289.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgadanga falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgadanga is Tilbhita, about 7.2 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 km distance for Murgadanga.

Murgadanga is about 8.4 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgadanga is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Tilbhita is about 7.2 km away. Hiranpur is about 7.6 km away. Pakur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kidirpur (under 2 km), Ranikola (under 2 km) and Ganeshpur (under 2 km).

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

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