# Murakata Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Murakata

Murakata is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 178 households**, the 81st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 812people (2011)
- 178households
- 70.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakata

Of every 100 households in Murakata in 2011, 56 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakata · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**65%

Use banking services ****99%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Murakata?

■ Murakata · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**943

Working population ****52.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 68% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 309 (73%)

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 Barjora

- Krishnabati827 people
- Oltara827 people
- Kushma817 people
- Bahara Khuliya814 people
- Enayetpur784 people
- Muktatar782 people
- Deucha781 people
- Saulia759 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakata?812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakata in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakata?70.8% (Census 2011)