# Murakati Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murakati

Murakati is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 302 households**, the 18th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,446people (2011)
- 302households
- 52.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakati

Of every 100 households in Murakati in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakati · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Murakati?

■ Murakati · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**954

Working population ****58.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (75%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 113 (13%) · **■** Marginal 42 (5%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Gohaldanga1,577 people
- Sundargere1,553 people
- Dumuria1,542 people
- Jirapara1,455 people
- Bulanpur1,412 people
- Nischintapur1,399 people
- Kadamdiha1,387 people
- Birbandi1,359 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakati?1,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakati?52.3% (Census 2011)