# Murakata Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murakata

Murakata is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,411 people in 888 households**, the 4th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 4,411people (2011)
- 888households
- 64.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakata

Of every 100 households in Murakata in 2011, 38 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakata · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**97%

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 Murakata?

■ Murakata · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**974

Working population ****38.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 58.9% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (18%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,070 (63%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Krishnapur6,083 people
- Jhakra4,993 people
- Bala4,604 people
- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people
- Kenchkapur2,863 people
- Bandipur2,829 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakata?4,411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakata?64.2% (Census 2011)