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About Murakata Village

Murakata is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 971 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, 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 Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 344.43 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 971
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murakata compares

By the 2011 count Murakata is the 24th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 344.43 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Murakata

Murakata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murakata as Available within <5 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 Monohar Pur, Mulkuria, Murabani and Muradchak. 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 1,911. That makes it the 24th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Murakata village has 971 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murakata has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Murakata is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murakata covers 344.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Murakata is in Narayangarh 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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