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About Muradpur Village

Muradpur is a large village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 968 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muradpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muradpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 46.54 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 968
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muradpur compares

By the 2011 count Muradpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 46.54 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Muradpur

Muradpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muradpur as Available within <5 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 Muradpur from other places

Muradpur lies about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 2 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 Muradpur
Nearest railway station Madpur under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 5.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 26 km

Villages closest to Muradpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muradpur village had a population of 2,122. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Muradpur village has 968 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muradpur has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Muradpur is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muradpur covers 46.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Muradpur falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muradpur is Madpur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muradpur.

Muradpur is about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muradpur is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurdamahamadpur (under 2 km), Mahammadpur (under 2 km) and Balarampur (under 2 km).

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

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