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Mugdi

मुगदी
Barhait mandal
Pincode 816129
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEV SOREN
Contact: 70****0196
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LGD code
358687
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
811
Households
172
Literacy rate
23.7%
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000♂
Workers
482
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Ranchi
278 km
Distance to Kolkata
263 km
Nearest railway station
Barharwa Junction · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mugdi compares

By population, Mugdi ranks #53 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal.

Literacy rate
%
23.7%
−8.9% vs mandal average
Mugdi
23.7%
Barhait mandal
32.6%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+43 vs mandal average
Mugdi
1,007
Barhait mandal
964
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Mugdi
4.7
Barhait mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mugdi at a glance

Mugdi is a village of 811 people in 172 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 53rd-largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 24%, 9 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 19 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 26 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358687. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, 11 km away. The sarpanch is DEV SOREN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 956 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kusma Santhali

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mugdi · this village81124%
Guti · Barhait00.9 km W
Tumli · Barhait00.9 km W
Makli · Barhait6751%0.9 km W
Metar · Barhait73822%1.6 km NW
Rajapani · Barhait23349%2.3 km W
Rajapani · Pathna6627%2.3 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mugdi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
64
Distance to district HQ (km)
64
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KUSMA SANTHALI
Total area (ha)
518.64
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
77.17

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mugdi

LGD code
358687
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
811
Population (projected 2026)
956
Households
172
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1007
Literacy rate
23.7%
Coordinates
24.81065°N, 87.52345°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barhait
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEV SOREN
Block / Mandal
Barhait
Getting there

How to reach Mugdi

Mandal centre
Barhait · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,698 people
Sahri · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi278 kmcapital
  • Kolkata263 km
  • Delhi1108 km
  • Hyderabad1248 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarharwa Junction26 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre11 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College55 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station50 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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