Murarai is a small town that plays a role in local administration and development.

The Third Railway Track connecting Rampurhat and Murarai was completed in October 2023.The speed limit on the Rampurhat-Murarai section is currently 110 km/h, with plans to increase it to 130 km/h in the 2025-26 financial year.

Construction of the proposed third line for the Murarai-Pakur-Gumani section in the Howrah division is expected to begin soon.

Murarai Station earned a revenue of ₹4,57,90,103 ( Four crore fifty-seven lakh ninety thousand one hundred three rupees ) in the 2023-24 financial year.

It holds the 5th position in revenue generation in Birbhum district, after Rampurhat, Bolpur, Sainthia, and Suri.