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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Verendra partap hembrom
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- LGD code
- 372420
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population
- 277
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 39%
- Sex ratio
- 897 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 142
Census 2011 · in context
How Murgadih compares
By population, Murgadih ranks #172 of 258 villages in Narayanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.0%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Murgadih39.0%
Narayanpur mandal44.3%
Jamtara district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
−55 vs mandal average
Murgadih897
Narayanpur mandal952
Household size
people per home
4.6
−1.1 vs mandal average
Murgadih4.6
Narayanpur mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murgadih at a glance
Murgadih is a village of 277 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Narayanpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 172nd-largest of 258 villages in Narayanpur block. Literacy is 39%, 5 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815357, served by Karogram post office; the LGD village code is 372420. The sarpanch is Verendra partap hembrom, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 327 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murgadih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- POSTA
- Total area (ha)
- 73.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murgadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murgadih
- LGD code
- 372420
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 277
- Population (projected 2026)
- 327
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 897
- Literacy rate
- 39.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Verendra partap hembrom
- Block / Mandal
- Narayanpur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)