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About Murakata Village

Murakata is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 372 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 151.3 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 372
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Murakata compares

By the 2011 count Murakata is the 80th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 151.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 973.

Getting to Murakata

Murakata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Murakata as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mautala, Michka, Mohanpur and Muchibere. 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 Murakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Murakata village had a population of 710. That makes it the 80th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Murakata village has 372 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murakata has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Murakata is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murakata covers 151.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murakata falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murakata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Murakata is in Midnapore 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 Murakata today is likely to be higher.

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