# Muragachha Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 241 households**, the 85th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,045people (2011)
- 241households
- 51.8%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**80%

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

**8%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****9%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**956

Working population ****45.6%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 44.3% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 40 (8%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Kanaipur1,101 people
- Mondalpukuria1,093 people
- Harishpur1,084 people
- Dakshinrameswarpur1,053 people
- Bholadanga1,036 people
- Chinapukuria1,014 people
- Uttar Dhakuria970 people
- Kalipur916 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?1,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachha?51.8% (Census 2011)