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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRIYANKA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 374559
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 146
- Households
- 27
- Literacy rate
- 42.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 44
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 60 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 45 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 309 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karra · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- S.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Murgidih compares
By population, Murgidih ranks #80 of 88 villages in Bundu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.5%
−14.4% vs mandal average
- Murgidih
- 42.5%
- Bundu mandal
- 56.9%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+36 vs mandal average
- Murgidih
- 1,000
- Bundu mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Murgidih
- 5.4
- Bundu mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murgidih at a glance
Murgidih is a village of 146 people in 27 households (Census 2011) in Bundu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 80th-largest of 88 villages in Bundu block. Literacy is 43%, 14 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Ranchi district centre, 31 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 32 km from Karra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374559. The nearest hospital or health centre is S.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre, 13 km away. The sarpanch is PRIYANKA DEVI, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 172 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murgidih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BUNDU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TAIMARA
- Total area (ha)
- 121.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murgidih
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Key facts — Murgidih
- LGD code
- 374559
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 146
- Population (projected 2026)
- 172
- Households
- 27
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 42.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.94694°N, 85.37648°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khijri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kachhap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRIYANKA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Bundu
Getting there
How to reach Murgidih
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi45 kmcapital
- Kolkata309 km
- Hyderabad948 km
- Delhi1032 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarra32 km
- Bus stopMurhu Bus Stop.10 km
- Hospital / PHCS.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre13 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil35 km
- CollegeBirsa College16 km
- Police stationMurhu Police Station10 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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