# Murkhania Village, Binpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murkhania

Murkhania is a village in Binpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 59 households**, the 198th largest of 401 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 301people (2011)
- 59households
- 55.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murkhania

Of every 100 households in Murkhania in 2011, 17 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkhania · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Murkhania?

■ Murkhania · ■ Binpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1615**

**959

Working population ****36.9%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (9%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 98 (88%)

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 Binpur - II

- Baksol303 people
- Charak Pahari302 people
- Deshmul302 people
- Madhupur301 people
- Kusumkanali300 people
- Chianpara299 people
- Bandadhara297 people
- Barajamsol295 people

[All 469 villages in Binpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murkhania?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkhania in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murkhania?55.1% (Census 2011)