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About Muraripur Village

Muraripur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 769 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muraripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 259.37 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 769
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Muraripur compares

By the 2011 count Muraripur is the 38th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 259.37 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Muraripur

Muraripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muraripur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muraripur from other places

Muraripur lies about 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about under 2 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 Muraripur
Nearest railway station Takipur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 9.7 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 138 km

Villages closest to Muraripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraripur village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 38th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Muraripur village has 769 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraripur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Muraripur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraripur covers 259.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muraripur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muraripur is Takipur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muraripur.

Muraripur is about 138 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muraripur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.0 km away. Tapan is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Paharpur (1.7 km) and Shribai (3.4 km).

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

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