# Murasti Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murasti

Murasti is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 207 households**, the 94th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 853people (2011)
- 207households
- 77.7%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murasti

Of every 100 households in Murasti in 2011, 29 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murasti · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Murasti?

■ Murasti · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**988

Working population ****43.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 68.7% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (31%) · **■** Marginal 50 (14%)

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 Debra

- Madhabpur885 people
- Bhai Nagar882 people
- Kalua Akub878 people
- Akalpaush859 people
- Madhubanpur849 people
- Shrikrishnapur849 people
- Bishnupur848 people
- Chandanpur843 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murasti?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murasti in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murasti?77.7% (Census 2011)