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About Murdighi Village

Murdighi is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 620 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murdighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murdighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 134.77 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 620
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Murdighi compares

By the 2011 count Murdighi is the 51st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 134.77 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Murdighi

The census records public bus service for Murdighi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Murdighi from other places

Murdighi lies about 66 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Prantik, about 14 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 Murdighi
Nearest town Bolpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Prantik 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Murdighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murdighi village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 51st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Murdighi village has 620 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murdighi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Murdighi is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murdighi covers 134.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murdighi falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Murdighi is Prantik, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Murdighi.

Murdighi is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murdighi is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Bolpur is about 14 km away. Prantik is about 14 km away. Labpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (5.4 km), Paschim Mahula (6.3 km) and Purbba Mahula (6.3 km).

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

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