# Muraripur Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Muraripur

Muraripur is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 196 households**, the 46th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 782people (2011)
- 196households
- 74.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muraripur

Of every 100 households in Muraripur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muraripur · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****43%**

**36%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Muraripur?

■ Muraripur · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****628**

**966

Working population ****51.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 71.0% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (26%) · **■** Household industry 45 (11%) · **■** Other work 94 (24%) · **■** Marginal 41 (10%)

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 Hilli

- Ramjibanpur873 people
- Chak Mohan863 people
- Purbba Mathurapur862 people
- Garna858 people
- Ponorahar702 people
- Syampur691 people
- Purba Kalikapur690 people
- Gosaipur689 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muraripur?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muraripur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muraripur?74.6% (Census 2011)