# Murgiga Chak Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar)

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Murgiga Chak

Murgiga Chak is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 56 households**, the 82nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 351people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.7%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Murgiga Chak PIN code and other codes

Murgiga Chak falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMurhara
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260086

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murgiga Chak from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murgiga Chak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Murgiga Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murgiga Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murgiga Chak

Of every 100 households in Murgiga Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murgiga Chak · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murgiga Chak?

■ Murgiga Chak · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**927

Working population ****37.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 46.9% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 99 (75%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ratni Faridpur

- Bhagwanpur375 people
- Nurchak364 people
- Nirpur Ratni362 people
- Ishaq Chak356 people
- Sujaula292 people
- Sikandra244 people
- Marsanda237 people
- Manpur230 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murgiga Chak from Jehanabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Murgiga Chak?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgiga Chak in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murgiga Chak?67.7% (Census 2011)