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About Murachhara Village

Murachhara is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 388 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murachhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murachhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 157.59 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 388
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murachhara compares

By the 2011 count Murachhara is the 80th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 157.59 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Murachhara

Murachhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murachhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matgoda, Maulasol, Melera and Mohanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murachhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Murachhara village had a population of 813. That makes it the 80th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Murachhara village has 388 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murachhara has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Murachhara is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murachhara covers 157.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murachhara falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murachhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murachhara.

Murachhara is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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