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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Daso bibi
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- LGD code
- 357572
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population
- 1,159
- Households
- 211
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 453
Census 2011 · in context
How Murgabani compares
By population, Murgabani ranks #57 of 211 villages in Poreyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Murgabani
- 43.2%
- Poreyahat mandal
- 46.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
+38 vs mandal average
- Murgabani
- 995
- Poreyahat mandal
- 957
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Murgabani
- 5.5
- Poreyahat mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murgabani at a glance
Murgabani is a village of 1,159 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Poreyahat block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 57th-largest of 211 villages in Poreyahat block. Literacy is 43%, 4 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814153, served by Poraiyahat post office; the LGD village code is 357572. The sarpanch is Daso bibi. The population is estimated at 1,366 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murgabani
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHATRA
- Total area (ha)
- 186
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murgabani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murgabani
- LGD code
- 357572
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,159
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,366
- Households
- 211
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Daso bibi
- Block / Mandal
- Poreyahat
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (46.9 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
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