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About Murakata Village

Murakata is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 435 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 75.6 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 435
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murakata compares

By the 2011 count Murakata is the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 75.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Murakata

The census records public bus service for Murakata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Metia Narayanpur, Monohar, Monoharbati and Muktapur. 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 Murakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Murakata village had a population of 812. That makes it the 79th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Murakata village has 435 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murakata has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Murakata is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murakata covers 75.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murakata falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murakata notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murakata.

Murakata is in Barjora 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 Murakata today is likely to be higher.

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