Village · Ranibundh, Bankura
# Muchikata

Muchikata is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 494 people in 107 households, the 100th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 494 people (2011)
- 107 households
- 71.5% literacy
- 1,058 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muchikata

Of every 100 households in Muchikata in 2011, 71 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muchikata · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 26%
- Toilet within the home 13% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 37% 34%
- Television 8% 9%
- Mobile phone 30% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 26%
- Own their home 94% 98%

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

## What is the population of Muchikata?

■ Muchikata · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1087 951
- Working population 56.3% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 256 (92%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ranibundh
- Surulia 511 people
- Puada 502 people
- Chhenda Pathar 497 people
- Jantadumur 494 people
- Shukni Basa 494 people
- Huang Khana 492 people
- Ramgar 489 people
- Burisol 485 people

All 186 villages in Ranibundh

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Muchikata? 494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muchikata in? Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muchikata? 71.5% (Census 2011)

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