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About Murlu Village

Murlu is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,352, made up of 684 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murlu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 240.38 hectares
Population 1,352
Male Population 684
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Murlu compares

By the 2011 count Murlu is the 38th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 240.38 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 972.

Getting to Murlu

The census records public bus service for Murlu 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 Mantoria, Maysaradi, Mehi and Mosla. 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 Murlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Murlu village had a population of 1,352. That makes it the 38th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Murlu village has 684 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murlu has about 977 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Murlu is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murlu covers 240.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murlu falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Murlu 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 Murlu.

Murlu is in Kashipur 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 Murlu today is likely to be higher.

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