About Murakata Village

Murakata is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 211 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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	Sankrail
Pincode	721517
Area (hectares)	77.08 hectares
Population	414
Male Population	211
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 100th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 77.08 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mechya, Muchlaband, Mukundapur and Mundakati. 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 Murakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Murakata village had a population of 414. That makes it the 100th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Murakata village has 211 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murakata has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Murakata is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murakata covers 77.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murakata falls under Sankrail 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Murakata.

Murakata is in Sankrail 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.