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About Muraripur Village

Muraripur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 503 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muraripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muraripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 52.69 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 503
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Muraripur compares

By the 2011 count Muraripur is the 60th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 52.69 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Muraripur

The census records public bus service for Muraripur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muraripur from other places

Muraripur lies about 5.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Muraripur
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 5.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.3 km

Villages closest to Muraripur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar tehsil.

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 Muraripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muraripur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 60th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Muraripur village has 503 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraripur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Muraripur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraripur covers 52.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Muraripur falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muraripur is Mathurapur Road, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Muraripur.

Muraripur is about 5.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muraripur is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.5 km away. Mandirbazar is about 5.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur (under 2 km), Purba Gopalnagar (1.6 km) and Purba Sankarpur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Muraripur today is likely to be higher.

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