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About Murgidih Village

Murgidih is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 73 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 121.18 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 73
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgidih compares

By the 2011 count Murgidih is the 79th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 121.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 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 10+ 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 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 13 km
Nearest town Būndu 13 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 24 km

Villages closest to Murgidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bundu 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 146. That makes it the 79th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Murgidih village has 73 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Murgidih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgidih covers 121.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Murgidih falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgidih is Gangaghat, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murgidih.

Murgidih is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgidih is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 13 km away. Būndu is about 13 km away. Gangaghat 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 Dahudih (under 2 km), Kolanghatu (under 2 km) and Dami (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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