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About Muragachha Village

Muragachha is one of the larger villages in Nakashipara tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,937, made up of 4,511 males and 4,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muragachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muragachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Nakashipara
Pincode 741154
Area (hectares) 269.12 hectares
Population 8,937
Male Population 4,511
Female Population 4,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Muragachha compares

By the 2011 count Muragachha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents. Its 269.12 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Muragachha

Muragachha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muragachha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muragachha from other places

Muragachha lies about 15 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Muragatcha, about 2.8 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 Muragachha
Nearest railway station Muragatcha 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakashipara 15 km
District headquarters Nadia 15 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 15 km

Villages closest to Muragachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muragachha village had a population of 8,937. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents.

Muragachha village has 4,511 males and 4,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muragachha has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Muragachha is 741154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muragachha covers 269.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Muragachha falls under Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muragachha is Muragatcha, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muragachha.

Muragachha is about 15 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muragachha is in Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district. Muragatcha is about 2.8 km away. Nakashipara is about 15 km away. Nadia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gachha (under 2 km), Belpukuria (6.6 km) and Nakasipara (7.6 km).

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

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