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About Murgidihi Village

Murgidihi is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 111 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgidihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgidihi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 13.56 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 111
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murgidihi compares

By the 2011 count Murgidihi is the 254th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 13.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Murgidihi

Murgidihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murgidihi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mohanpur, Mohanpur Khasjangal, Mundakati and Mura Bani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murgidihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgidihi village had a population of 219. That makes it the 254th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Murgidihi village has 111 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgidihi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Murgidihi is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgidihi covers 13.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murgidihi falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murgidihi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Murgidihi.

Murgidihi is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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