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About Muralpur Village

Muralpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 608 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muralpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muralpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 253.89 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 608
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muralpur compares

By the 2011 count Muralpur is the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 253.89 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Muralpur

Muralpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muralpur as Available within village. 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 Muralpur from other places

Muralpur lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Muralpur
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Muralpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Muralpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muralpur village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Muralpur village has 608 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muralpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Muralpur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muralpur covers 253.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muralpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muralpur is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Muralpur.

Muralpur is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muralpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Siuri is about 22 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabandha (under 2 km), Kusumakandar (under 2 km) and Baliharpur (2.0 km).

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

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