# Murakata Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murakata

Murakata is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 231 households**, the 41st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 231households
- 81.1%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakata

Of every 100 households in Murakata in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

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 Murakata?

■ Murakata · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**955

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (40%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 157 (35%)

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 Keshiary

- Anar1,164 people
- Dhalbelun1,096 people
- Pabnia1,091 people
- Amilasai1,082 people
- Chakla1,056 people
- Dasisarisha1,041 people
- Ban Deuli1,024 people
- Phandar1,022 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakata?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakata?81.1% (Census 2011)