# Murlu Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Murlu

Murlu is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 640 households**, the 7th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 3,026people (2011)
- 640households
- 63.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murlu

Of every 100 households in Murlu in 2011, 31 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murlu · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**66%

Use banking services ****47%**

**45%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Murlu?

■ Murlu · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**939

Working population ****33.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 48.5% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 335 (34%) · **■** Marginal 494 (49%)

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 Saltora

- Shirpurnama4,080 people
- Saltora3,966 people
- Salma3,732 people
- Shyampur3,302 people
- Shiarbedia2,469 people
- Barkona2,462 people
- Kanuri2,187 people
- Patdoha2,077 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murlu?3,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murlu in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murlu?63.7% (Census 2011)