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About Muraripur Village

Muraripur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 468 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, 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 Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 100.28 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 468
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muraripur compares

By the 2011 count Muraripur is the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 100.28 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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 - 10 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 Mathurapur I 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 Mathurapur I 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 910. That makes it the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Muraripur village has 468 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muraripur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Muraripur is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muraripur covers 100.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muraripur falls under Mathurapur I 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 - 10 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 Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.5 km away. Mathurapur I 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 Ramjibannagar (under 2 km), Uttar Janardanpur (under 2 km) and Uttar Shibpur (under 2 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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