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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NILIMA MAHATA
Contact: 96****4447
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- LGD code
- 340842
- Pincode
- 721125
- Post office
- Baligeria
- Population
- 253
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 65.6%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 142
Census 2011 · in context
How Murakati compares
By population, Murakati ranks #195 of 336 villages in Nayagram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.6%
+9.8% vs mandal average
- Murakati
- 65.6%
- Nayagram mandal
- 55.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
−11 vs mandal average
- Murakati
- 977
- Nayagram mandal
- 988
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Murakati
- 3.7
- Nayagram mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murakati at a glance
Murakati is a village of 253 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Nayagram block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 195th-largest of 336 villages in Nayagram block. Literacy is 66%, 10 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 721125, served by Baligeria post office; the LGD village code is 340842. The sarpanch is NILIMA MAHATA, and the village votes in Nayagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amiya Kisku. The population is estimated at 298 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandabilla →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murakati · this village | 253 | 66% | — |
| Pukhuria · Nayagram | 1,048 | 50% | — |
| Chandabila · Nayagram | 967 | 63% | — |
| Tapoban · Nayagram | 773 | 38% | — |
| Sanuningui · Nayagram | 624 | 66% | — |
| Narda · Nayagram | 623 | 72% | — |
| Kuldiha · Nayagram | 538 | 35% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murakati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 61.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murakati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murakati
- LGD code
- 340842
- Pincode
- 721125
- Post office
- Baligeria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 253
- Population (projected 2026)
- 298
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 65.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagram
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amiya Kisku
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NILIMA MAHATA
- Block / Mandal
- Nayagram
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721125
- KhasjangalNayagram mandal2,820 pop
- Dol GramNayagram mandal2,454 pop
- DhumsaiNayagram mandal1,831 pop
- Dhoba GobindapurNayagram mandal1,417 pop
- Ghora TariaNayagram mandal1,286 pop
- Baradhan SolaNayagram mandal1,235 pop
- Kul DihaNayagram mandal1,111 pop
- Nagri PadaNayagram mandal1,085 pop
- DumuriaNayagram mandal990 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Murakati
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- MurakatiGarbeta - II · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal1,446 pop
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- MurakatiMazbat · Udalguri, Assam781 pop
- MurakatiJamboni · Jhargram, West Bengal757 pop
- MurakatiJamboni · Jhargram, West Bengal577 pop
- MurakatiDhalbhumgarh · East Singhbum, Jharkhand469 pop
- MurakatiSankrail · Jhargram, West Bengal370 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Murakati
Other villages in Nayagram mandal
View all 60+ →- Khasjangal
- Bachhur Khoyar
- Kalma Pukhuria
- Dol Gram
- Nayagram
- Kharika Mathani
- Kamala Pur
- Dhumsai
- Tuphria
- Dhoba Gobindapur
- Gohal Diha
- Ramkrishnapur
- Kurchi Bani
- Bara Ningui
- Ghora Taria
- Garkhelar
- Baradhan Sola
- Shital Pura
- Jugisol
- Nimai Nagar
- Kul Diha
- Nara Singha Pur
- Nagri Pada
- Bhalia Ghati
- Chandal Bandh(Chamar Bandh)
- Pukhuria
- Chhota Jharia
- Dahi
- Malam
- Dumuria
- Chandabila
- Mara Pada
- Kadam Diha
- Biswa Nath Pur
- Bara Sol
- Deulbar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)