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About Mugdi Village

Mugdi is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 404 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.64 hectares hectares.

Mugdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugdi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Area (hectares) 518.64 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 404
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Mugdi compares

By the 2011 count Mugdi is the 52nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 518.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Mugdi

Mugdi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mugdi 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 Mugdi from other places

Mugdi lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Mugdi
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Mugdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugdi village had a population of 811. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Mugdi village has 404 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugdi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Mugdi covers 518.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mugdi falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mugdi is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Mugdi.

Mugdi is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugdi is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait 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 Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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