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About Murgathol Village

Murgathol is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 415 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgathol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgathol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 245.53 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 415
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgathol compares

By the 2011 count Murgathol is the 78th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 245.53 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Murgathol

Murgathol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murgathol as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Metela, Metyala, Mirga and Mujra Kundi. 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 Murgathol

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgathol village had a population of 832. That makes it the 78th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Murgathol village has 415 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgathol has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Murgathol is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgathol covers 245.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgathol falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Murgathol.

Murgathol is in Chhatna 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 Murgathol today is likely to be higher.

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