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About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 291 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 120.38 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 291
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 120.38 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muradpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Muradpur from other places

Muradpur 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 Muradpur
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 Muradpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpur village had a population of 556. That makes it the 57th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Muradpur village has 291 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Muradpur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpur covers 120.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muradpur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muradpur.

Muradpur 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.

Muradpur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Siuri is about 22 km away. Suri II 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 Srikantapur (9.3 km), Piashala (10 km) and Nirisha (16 km).

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

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