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About Murgadanga Village

Murgadanga is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 145 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, 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 Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 145
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
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 117th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 15 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 Pakuria 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Murgadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 304. That makes it the 117th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Murgadanga village has 145 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgadanga has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Murgadanga is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgadanga covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgadanga falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgadanga is Chatra, about 15 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 28 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotaldighi (4.2 km), Parolla (4.4 km) and Salgapara (5.1 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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