Mugma

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title: "Mugma" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-dhanbad-district"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-dhanbad-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugma" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Mugma
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Mugma Railway Station nameplate.JPG
image_caption	Mugma Railway Station nameplate
pushpin_map	India Jharkhand#India
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Jharkhand, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Jharkhand
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Dhanbad
subdivision_type3	CD block
subdivision_name3	Nirsa
established_title
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	132
population_total	2978
population_as_of	2001
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi, Urdu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type
registration_plate	JH
blank1_name_sec1	Lok Sabha constituency
blank1_info_sec1	Dhanbad
blank2_name_sec1	Vidhan Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1	Nirsa
website
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::callout[type=note] the village in Jharkhand, India ::

Geography

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Khudia_River.JPG" caption="Khudia River towards Mugma Railway Station, Dhanbad"] ::

Location

Mugma is located at . It has an average elevation of 132 metres (433 feet).

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. While the Damodar flows along the southern boundary, the Barakar flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with West Bengal. Panchet Dam and Maithon Dam, along with their reservoirs, are prominently visible in the map. The entire area is covered in Nirsa (community development block). In Nirsa CD block 69% of the population live in rural areas and 31% live in urban areas. The official website of the district has announced the formation of two new CD blocks – Egarkund and Kaliasole, possibly carved out of Nirsa CD block. As of July 2019, there is no further information about the new CD blocks. BCCL operates Chanch/ Victoria Area partially within the region shown in the map. ECL operates Mugma Area fully within the region shown in the map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Mugma had a total population of 4,277 of which 2,238 (52%) were males and 2,039 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 604. The total number of literates in Mugma was 2,616 (71.22% of the population over 6 years).

India census, Mugma had a population of 2,978. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Mugma has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 39%. In Mugma, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Mugma Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Badjna Colliery, Bermury OCP, Chapapur Colliery, Gopinathpur Colliery, Hariajam Colliery, Kumardhubi Colliery, Khoodia Colliery, Kapasara Colliery, Lakhimata Colliery, Mandman Colliery, Rajpura OCP and Shampur B.

Transport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Mugma_Railway_Station_platform.JPG" caption="Mugma Railway Station platform"] ::

There is a station at Mugma on the Asansol-Gaya section, which is a part of the Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line.

Mugma is on the old Grand Trunk Road. NH 19 (old numbering NH 2), running from Agra to Kolkata, leaves GT Road at/ near Brindabanpur and passes mostly outside the crowded towns and mining areas and rejoins GT Road after Asansol.

Education

Major Schools: De Nobili School, Mugma

References

[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Mugma.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mugma]
"District Census Handbook Dhanbad". Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand.
"Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
"Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Number". Eastern Coalfields Limited.
"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
"Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers". Eastern Coalfields Limited.
"63543 Asansol-Gmoh Memu". IndiaRailInfo.
Google maps

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