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About Uttar Murhil Village

Uttar Murhil is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 421 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Murhil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Murhil village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 165.11 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 421
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Murhil compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Murhil is the 151st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 165.11 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Uttar Murhil

Uttar Murhil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Murhil as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uttar Murhil from other places

Uttar Murhil lies about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Uttar Murhil
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 6.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 27 km

Villages closest to Uttar Murhil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Uttar Murhil

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Murhil village had a population of 813. That makes it the 151st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Uttar Murhil village has 421 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Murhil has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Murhil is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Murhil covers 165.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Murhil falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Murhil is Dalkhola, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Murhil.

Uttar Murhil is about 6.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Murhil is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 6.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 6.9 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Murhil (under 2 km), Jhabradangi (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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