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About Murguma Village

Murguma is a large village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,390 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murguma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murguma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 301.31 hectares
Population 2,749
Male Population 1,390
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murguma compares

By the 2011 count Murguma is the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 301.31 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Murguma

Murguma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murguma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maramu, Marlong, Matkuma and Mirdi. 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 Murguma

As per the Census of India 2011, Murguma village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Murguma village has 1,390 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murguma has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Murguma is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murguma covers 301.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Murguma falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murguma 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 village for Murguma.

Murguma is in Jhalda II 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 Murguma today is likely to be higher.

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