# Muragachha Village, Hanskhali, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Hanskhali, Nadia 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a village in Hanskhali sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,336 people in 2,856 households**, the 2nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 12,336people (2011)
- 2,856households
- 83.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 60 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ Hanskhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**19%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**39%

Television ****31%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Muragachha?

■ Muragachha · ■ Hanskhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**944

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 856 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (14%) · **■** Household industry 254 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,463 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,220 (28%)

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 Hanskhali

- Jaypur13,437 people
- Gobindapur12,300 people
- Payradanda9,710 people
- Dakshinpara8,336 people
- Garapota8,068 people

[All 78 villages in Hanskhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/hanskhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?12,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?Nadia district (Hanskhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachha?83.7% (Census 2011)