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

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Ukta

Ukta is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,392 people in 345 households**, the 58th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,392people (2011)
- 345households
- 73.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ukta

Of every 100 households in Ukta in 2011, 29 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ukta · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Ukta?

■ Ukta · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**960

Working population ****41.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (40%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 181 (31%) · **■** Marginal 73 (13%)

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

- Chandipur1,547 people
- Raitanbag1,544 people
- Bagdhar1,520 people
- Birampur1,500 people
- Hasnabad1,388 people
- Ransagar1,351 people
- Ayesbag1,331 people
- Gujasti Rampur1,324 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ukta?1,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukta in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ukta?73.0% (Census 2011)