# Murgatala Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Murgatala

Murgatala is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 191 households**, the 82nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 828people (2011)
- 191households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murgatala

Of every 100 households in Murgatala in 2011, 33 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgatala · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****1%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

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 Murgatala?

■ Murgatala · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1159**

**980

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 63% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (13%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Elema845 people
- Durllabhpur838 people
- Rajganja831 people
- Matijapur830 people
- Paratpur822 people
- Bhabanipur820 people
- Kalyanpur800 people
- Bidaipur795 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murgatala?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgatala in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murgatala?70.7% (Census 2011)