# Murgathol Village, Chhatna, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chhatna, Bankura 

# Murgathol

Murgathol is a village in Chhatna sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 158 households**, the 80th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 832people (2011)
- 158households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murgathol

Of every 100 households in Murgathol in 2011, 25 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murgathol · ■ Chhatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**80%

Use banking services ****63%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

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 Murgathol?

■ Murgathol · ■ Chhatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (18%) · **■** Marginal 206 (71%)

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 Chhatna

- Bijpur853 people
- Jamtara849 people
- Jamthol848 people
- Bishkodar839 people
- Lakshmishol828 people
- Shirpura826 people
- Kalipur812 people
- Ghar Mora808 people

[All 287 villages in Chhatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/chhatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murgathol?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgathol in?Bankura district (Chhatna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murgathol?74.8% (Census 2011)