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About Muragachhi Village

Muragachhi is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 218 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muragachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muragachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 107.71 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 218
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Muragachhi compares

By the 2011 count Muragachhi is the 104th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 107.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Muragachhi

Muragachhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muragachhi 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 Makra, Mangaldihi, Matikona and Mirzapur. 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 Muragachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Muragachhi village had a population of 434. That makes it the 104th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Muragachhi village has 218 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muragachhi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Muragachhi is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muragachhi covers 107.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muragachhi falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Muragachhi 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 Muragachhi.

Muragachhi is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Muragachhi today is likely to be higher.

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