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About Murgabani Village

Murgabani is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 251 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murgabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murgabani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 112.95 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 251
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murgabani compares

By the 2011 count Murgabani is the 131st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 112.95 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 995.

Getting to Murgabani

Murgabani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Murgabani 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Metyala, Motiramdih, Mukundapur and Muradi. 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 Murgabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Murgabani village had a population of 493. That makes it the 131st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Murgabani village has 251 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murgabani has about 964 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Murgabani is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murgabani covers 112.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murgabani falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murgabani 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 km distance for Murgabani.

Murgabani is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Murgabani today is likely to be higher.

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