# Murakati Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Murakati

Murakati is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 240 households**, the 40th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,190people (2011)
- 240households
- 80.7%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakati

Of every 100 households in Murakati in 2011, 60 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakati · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**59%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Murakati?

■ Murakati · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**978

Working population ****31.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (14%) · **■** Marginal 67 (18%)

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 Taldangra

- Dhengashimul1,232 people
- Kusmi1,225 people
- Jarkapaksara1,221 people
- Mahada1,214 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,176 people
- Chakmajuriprasadpur1,153 people
- Saldaha1,149 people
- Manikmara1,138 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakati?1,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakati in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakati?80.7% (Census 2011)