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About Murkhania Village

Murkhania is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 155 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkhania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 16.52 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 155
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkhania compares

By the 2011 count Murkhania is the 185th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 16.52 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Murkhania

Murkhania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murkhania as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mujrakanali, Muniada, Muransol and Murari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Murkhania

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkhania village had a population of 301. That makes it the 185th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Murkhania village has 155 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkhania has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Murkhania is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkhania covers 16.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Murkhania falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murkhania notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Murkhania.

Murkhania is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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