# Murela Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Murela

Murela is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,579 people in 490 households**, the 35th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,579people (2011)
- 490households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murela

Of every 100 households in Murela in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murela · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****26%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murela?

■ Murela · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**920

Working population ****20.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 455 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (15%) · **■** Marginal 75 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahganj

- Deeha Asharfabad3,893 people
- Manechha3,853 people
- Sherpur3,845 people
- Shekhpur Sutauli3,647 people
- Shekhupur Asrafpur3,575 people
- Ranimau3,493 people
- Madithi3,468 people
- Potaria3,343 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murela?3,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murela in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murela?65.8% (Census 2011)