# Mura Gachha Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Mura Gachha

Mura Gachha is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 79 households**, the 116th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 319people (2011)
- 79households
- 75.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mura Gachha

Of every 100 households in Mura Gachha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mura Gachha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****49%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Mura Gachha?

■ Mura Gachha · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**948

Working population ****42.9%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 65% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (69%) · **■** Other work 16 (12%)

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 Balagarh

- Gaipara345 people
- Bara Nekua341 people
- Durllabhpur336 people
- Chhera Char Krishnabati326 people
- Char Sultanpur312 people
- Rajaipur304 people
- Naopara298 people
- Kanpara291 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mura Gachha?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mura Gachha in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mura Gachha?75.1% (Census 2011)