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About Murku Village

Murku is a mid sized village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 310 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murku village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 147.59 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 310
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murku compares

By the 2011 count Murku is the 66th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 147.59 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Murku

Murku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murku 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Makalrangi, Makarkol, Malibana and Maukura. 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 Murku

As per the Census of India 2011, Murku village had a population of 599. That makes it the 66th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Murku village has 310 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murku has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Murku is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murku covers 147.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murku falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murku notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Murku.

Murku is in Sarenga 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 Murku today is likely to be higher.

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