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

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Village · Ketugram - I, Barddhaman 

# Murutia

Murutia is a village in Ketugram - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,576 people in 363 households**, the 39th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,576people (2011)
- 363households
- 70.9%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murutia

Of every 100 households in Murutia in 2011, 42 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murutia · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****90%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Murutia?

■ Murutia · ■ Ketugram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**955

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 62% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (14%) · **■** Marginal 211 (41%)

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

- Kojalsa2,364 people
- Ujalpur2,279 people
- Kantadihi2,161 people
- Biruri1,815 people
- Mahula1,411 people
- Bakalsa1,373 people
- Malgram1,275 people
- Bira1,163 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murutia?1,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murutia in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murutia?70.9% (Census 2011)