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About Murulahar Village

Murulahar is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 858 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murulahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murulahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 136.83 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 858
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Murulahar compares

By the 2011 count Murulahar is the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 136.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Murulahar

The census records public bus service for Murulahar 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Marlong, Matkuma, Mirdi and Mohanpur. 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 Murulahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Murulahar village had a population of 1,694. That makes it the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Murulahar village has 858 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murulahar has about 974 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 960.

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

Murulahar covers 136.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Murulahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Murulahar.

Murulahar 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 Murulahar today is likely to be higher.

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