# Muragachha, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a town in Barrackpur - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **13,249 people** in 3,175 households. Literacy was 83.8%.

- 13,249people (2011)
- 3,175households
- 83.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Population of Muragachha

■ Muragachha · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**951

Working population ****36.6%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**2%

Tap water ****2%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**18%

Use banking services ****54%**

**73%

Television ****63%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****83%**

**75%

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 people in Muragachha work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,980 (82%) · **■** Household industry 160 (3%) · **■** Farming 12 (0%) · **■** Marginal 695 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Muragachha

- Banks3 in Muragachha
- ATMs1 in Muragachha
- Schools2 in Muragachha
- Colleges and universities3 in Muragachha

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?13,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal