# Murulia Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Murulia

Murulia is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,401 people in 277 households**, the 59th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 277households
- 64.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murulia

Of every 100 households in Murulia in 2011, 54 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murulia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****89%**

**68%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Murulia?

■ Murulia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**968

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (47%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 154 (33%)

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 Manteswar

- Purunia1,433 people
- Masdanga1,423 people
- Ghoradanga1,406 people
- Garsondanga1,401 people
- Bhadai1,397 people
- Phulgram1,377 people
- Sihigram1,377 people
- Dhanya Kherur1,297 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murulia?1,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murulia in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murulia?64.2% (Census 2011)