# Murgram Village, Ketugram - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - I, Barddhaman 

# Murgram

Murgram is a village in Ketugram - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,919 people in 1,308 households**, the 5th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 5,919people (2011)
- 1,308households
- 70.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murgram

Of every 100 households in Murgram in 2011, 27 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgram · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**68%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Murgram?

■ Murgram · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**955

Working population ****32.8%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 720 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (12%) · **■** Marginal 266 (14%)

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 Ketugram - I

- Kandara11,534 people
- Amgaria6,904 people
- Ankhona6,554 people
- Morgram6,197 people
- Rajur5,776 people
- Ehiapur5,732 people
- Chakta4,582 people
- Palita4,342 people

[All 66 villages in Ketugram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murgram?5,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgram in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murgram?70.6% (Census 2011)