# Muratipur Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Muratipur

Muratipur is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,516 people in 1,239 households**, the 9th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 5,516people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 73.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muratipur

Of every 100 households in Muratipur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muratipur · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**58%

Tap water ****24%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****23%**

**57%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Muratipur?

■ Muratipur · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**953

Working population ****37.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 246 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 855 (41%) · **■** Household industry 119 (6%) · **■** Other work 472 (23%) · **■** Marginal 382 (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 Bhatar

- Nasigram7,503 people
- Balgana7,203 people
- Banpash6,702 people
- Bhatakul5,607 people
- Kashipur5,457 people
- Mahata5,443 people
- Hanrgram5,301 people
- Nityanandapur4,764 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muratipur?5,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muratipur in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muratipur?73.6% (Census 2011)