Murkunya, Kharagpur - I

Murkunya is a village located in the Kharagpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kharagpur-I block and comes under Arjuni Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Murkunya is 392 out of which 201 are males and rest 191 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 950 females per 1000 males. There are around 34 teenagers in Murkunya. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 309 persons can read and write. Total 60 people belonging to scheduled caste and 64 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 93 households in Murkunya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 159. The pincode of Murkunya is 721304 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nimpura Sub Post office
• Dhekia Sub Post office
• Dharenda Branch Post office
• Hariatara Branch Post office

Schools

Murkunya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Dharenda High School U.Primary
• Nimpura Aryya Bidyapith (High School) Upry.
• Kharagpur Atulmoni Polytechnic High School
• Christopher Day School
• Chhattishgarh High School Upry.

Hospitals

Murkunya has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Makarbinda Sub-Center
• Dharimol Sub-Center
• Khudmarai Sub-Center

Banks

Murkunya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Kharagpur, W.B
• Bandhan Bank Kharagpur
• Canara Bank Kalaikunda
• IDBI Bank Kharagpur Branch
• ICICI Bank Kharagpur