# Duria Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Duria

Duria is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,012 people in 686 households**, the 17th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 3,012people (2011)
- 686households
- 61.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Duria

Of every 100 households in Duria in 2011, 39 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duria · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****28%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Duria?

■ Duria · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**983

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (60%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (10%) · **■** Marginal 71 (8%)

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 Murarai - I

- Uttar Kasila3,562 people
- Khanpur3,340 people
- Dhananjaypur3,324 people
- Kahinagar3,172 people
- Kamdebnala2,931 people
- Ratanpur2,840 people
- Chatra2,733 people
- Makoa2,668 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Duria?3,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duria in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Duria?61.7% (Census 2011)