# Muragachhi Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Muragachhi

Muragachhi is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 102 households**, the 104th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 434people (2011)
- 102households
- 88.2%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachhi

Of every 100 households in Muragachhi in 2011, 44 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muragachhi · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Muragachhi?

■ Muragachhi · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**947

Working population ****32.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 81.4% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 18 (13%)

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 Illambazar

- Rangpur469 people
- Paschim Pratappur466 people
- Chella455 people
- Tarapur443 people
- Chak Paran424 people
- Panch Tentula391 people
- Dakshin Ekdala364 people
- Palsa349 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachhi?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachhi in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachhi?88.2% (Census 2011)