# Muragachha Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/muragachha/

Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,047 people in 499 households**, the 42nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,047people (2011)
- 499households
- 84.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

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 Muragachha?

■ Muragachha · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**970

Working population ****44.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 78.2% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (68%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (12%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Simla2,257 people
- Jajneswarpur2,202 people
- Baragachhi2,070 people
- Dhitpur2,055 people
- Uttar Naopara1,970 people
- Gachha1,921 people
- Kasipur1,854 people
- Jamalpur1,801 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?2,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachha?84.3% (Census 2011)