# Marura Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Marura

Marura is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,208 people in 478 households**, the 32nd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,208people (2011)
- 478households
- 72.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marura

Of every 100 households in Marura in 2011, 52 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marura · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**13%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**33%

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 Marura?

■ Marura · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**963

Working population ****36.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 178 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (31%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 308 (38%)

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 Kandi

- Durgapur2,390 people
- Andulia2,376 people
- Gobindapur2,283 people
- Gandhorbbapur2,214 people
- Jamna2,113 people
- Bundai2,014 people
- Bhandira1,965 people
- Indrahata1,924 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marura?2,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marura in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Marura?72.0% (Census 2011)