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About Murgi Village

Murgi is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 582 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 582
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgi compares

By the 2011 count Murgi is the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Murgi

Murgi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Murgi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Murgi from other places

Murgi lies about 34 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Khalari, about 13 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 Murgi
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 4.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 12 km
Nearest railway station Khalari 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 34 km

Villages closest to Murgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgi village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Murgi village has 582 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Murgi is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgi covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgi falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murgi is Khalari, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Murgi.

Murgi is about 34 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgi is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 4.9 km away. Khalāri is about 12 km away. Khalari is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanya (under 2 km), Kaskoma (under 2 km) and Murupiri (2.2 km).

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

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