# Murgathali Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Murgathali

Murgathali is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 159 households**, the 31st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 805people (2011)
- 159households
- 44.6%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murgathali

Of every 100 households in Murgathali in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgathali · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****71%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**80%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Murgathali?

■ Murgathali · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**952

Working population ****36.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 33.3% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (33%) · **■** Marginal 63 (21%)

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 Rajnagar

- Pashchim Shirsha893 people
- Muktipur884 people
- Abadnagar882 people
- Raotara828 people
- Barshal796 people
- Bhabanipur794 people
- Panikola703 people
- Padampur671 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murgathali?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgathali in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murgathali?44.6% (Census 2011)