About Mahurapur Village

Mahurapur is one of the larger villages in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,348, made up of 2,726 males and 2,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahurapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	620.41 hectares
Population	5,348
Male Population	2,726
Female Population	2,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahurapur is the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 620.41 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mahurapur

Mahurapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahurapur as Available within 10+ 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 Mahurapur from other places

Mahurapur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.1 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 Mahurapur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	2.1 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Mahurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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.

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Common questions about Mahurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahurapur village had a population of 5,348. That makes it the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Mahurapur village has 2,726 males and 2,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahurapur has about 962 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Mahurapur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahurapur covers 620.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahurapur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahurapur is Chatra, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahurapur.

Mahurapur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahurapur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.4 km away. Murarai I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.