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About Mura Gachha Village

Mura Gachha is a small village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 166 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mura Gachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mura Gachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 131.07 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 166
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mura Gachha compares

By the 2011 count Mura Gachha is the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 131.07 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mura Gachha

Mura Gachha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mura Gachha as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mura Gachha from other places

Mura Gachha lies about 54 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about 3.3 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 Mura Gachha
Nearest railway station Kalikapur 3.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 54 km

Villages closest to Mura Gachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 Mura Gachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mura Gachha village had a population of 319. That makes it the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Mura Gachha village has 166 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mura Gachha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mura Gachha is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mura Gachha covers 131.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mura Gachha falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mura Gachha is Kalikapur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mura Gachha.

Mura Gachha is about 54 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mura Gachha is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Kalikapur is about 3.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 6.5 km away. Balagarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanpur (3.5 km), Kaliagar (3.8 km) and Chandpur (4.8 km).

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

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