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About Murgadanga Village

Murgadanga is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 207 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, 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 Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 207
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Murgadanga compares

By the 2011 count Murgadanga is the 170th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 Murgadanga from other places

Murgadanga lies about 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 9.5 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km

Villages closest to Murgadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 428. That makes it the 170th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Murgadanga village has 207 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgadanga has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Murgadanga is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgadanga covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murgadanga falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgadanga is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.5 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 Murgadanga.

Murgadanga is about 16 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 Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 3.7 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 9.5 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murgadangi (under 2 km), Dhanukpuja (under 2 km) and Mahadebnagar (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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