# Mahurapur Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Mahurapur

Mahurapur is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,348 people in 1,156 households**, the 7th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 5,348people (2011)
- 1,156households
- 55.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahurapur

Of every 100 households in Mahurapur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahurapur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**46%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mahurapur?

■ Mahurapur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**983

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 51.6% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (15%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 768 (43%) · **■** Marginal 566 (32%)

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

- Dumurgram8,335 people
- Gorsa7,964 people
- Bhadiswar7,723 people
- Palsa5,417 people
- Ramchandrapur5,226 people
- Santoshpur4,910 people
- Birnagar4,699 people
- Banarampur3,786 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahurapur?5,348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahurapur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahurapur?55.0% (Census 2011)