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About Murhakati Village

Murhakati is a small village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 171 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murhakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murhakati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 171
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murhakati compares

By the 2011 count Murhakati is the 160th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Murhakati

Murhakati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murhakati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murhakati from other places

Murhakati lies about 41 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Khatkura, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Murhakati
Nearest railway station Khatkura 14 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 21 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Murhakati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baharagora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Murhakati

As per the Census of India 2011, Murhakati village had a population of 319. That makes it the 160th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Murhakati village has 171 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murhakati has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Murhakati is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murhakati covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murhakati falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Murhakati is Khatkura, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Murhakati.

Murhakati is about 41 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murhakati is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Khatkura is about 14 km away. Jhārgrām is about 14 km away. Baharagora is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murakati (under 2 km), Murakatmatiyaldih (under 2 km) and Tabhabani (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Murhakati today is likely to be higher.

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