# Darura Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Darura

Darura is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 26 households**, the 121st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 121people (2011)
- 26households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darura

Of every 100 households in Darura in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darura · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Darura?

■ Darura · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 44.0% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (29%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 29 (57%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Chandabag149 people
- Pashchim Gobindapur144 people
- Begampur140 people
- Bageswarbati139 people
- Kaltapara101 people
- Aliganj98 people
- Chhalimpur72 people
- Matijhil65 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darura?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darura in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darura?67.3% (Census 2011)