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About Murgathali Village

Murgathali is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 400 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgathali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgathali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 297.48 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 400
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgathali compares

By the 2011 count Murgathali is the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 297.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Murgathali

Murgathali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murgathali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Murgathali from other places

Murgathali lies about 57 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 6.1 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 Murgathali
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 6.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 57 km

Villages closest to Murgathali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 Murgathali

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgathali village had a population of 805. That makes it the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Murgathali village has 400 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgathali has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Murgathali is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgathali covers 297.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgathali falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Murgathali is Dubrajpur, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murgathali.

Murgathali is about 57 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murgathali is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 6.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 7.5 km away. Rajnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (3.7 km), Balarampur (4.8 km) and Adampur (4.9 km).

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

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