About Murkunya Village

Murkunya is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 184 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murkunya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murkunya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721304
Area (hectares)	65.49 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	184
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Murkunya compares

By the 2011 count Murkunya is the 138th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 65.49 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 983.

Getting to Murkunya

Murkunya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murkunya as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Mirpur, Mohanpur, Mollachak and Muktichak. 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.

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Common questions about Murkunya

As per the Census of India 2011, Murkunya village had a population of 358. That makes it the 138th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Murkunya village has 184 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murkunya has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Murkunya is 721304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murkunya covers 65.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murkunya falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murkunya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murkunya.

Murkunya is in Kharagpur I 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.