Village · Sambhal, Moradabad
# Murtala

Murtala is a village in Sambhal sub-district of Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 652 people in 114 households, the 306th largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.
- 652 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 65.1% literacy
- 874 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murtala

Of every 100 households in Murtala in 2011, 8 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murtala · ■ Sambhal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 12%
- Toilet within the home 40% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 54%
- Tap water 74% 27%
- Drinking water within premises 73% 73%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 94%
- Use banking services 92% 64%
- Television 63% 18%
- Mobile phone 55% 56%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 27% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 1% 22%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Murtala?

■ Murtala · ■ Sambhal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 49.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 920
- Working population 48.6% 31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 52.7% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 77 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 225 (71%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 11 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sambhal
- Timanpur 683 people
- Chandpura 673 people
- Gulalpur 661 people
- Daryapur Rajdeve 654 people
- Mohammadpur Nawabali 649 people
- Rajhara Salempur 649 people
- Leharsees 642 people
- Mubarikpur 623 people

All 391 villages in Sambhal

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Murtala? 652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murtala in? Moradabad district (Sambhal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murtala? 65.1% (Census 2011)

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