# Muragachha Village, Haringhata, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Haringhata, Nadia 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a village in Haringhata sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **804 people in 188 households**, the 72nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 804people (2011)
- 188households
- 80.8%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 66 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ Haringhata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****73%**

**43%

Television ****46%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Haringhata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**960

Working population ****32.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Other work 214 (82%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Haringhata

- Malpara1,050 people
- Simul Pukharia961 people
- Sirajanpara900 people
- Panchpota842 people
- Bhabanipur793 people
- Mobarakpur758 people
- Baruni709 people
- Dakshin Rajapur583 people

[All 83 villages in Haringhata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/haringhata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?Nadia district (Haringhata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachha?80.8% (Census 2011)