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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murakata

Murakata is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 161 households**, the 80th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 710people (2011)
- 161households
- 88.8%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakata

Of every 100 households in Murakata in 2011, 69 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murakata · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**68%

Tap water ****98%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**32%

Television ****52%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**968

Working population ****60.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 83.8% for women. 72% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 97 (22%) · **■** Marginal 225 (52%)

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 Midnapore

- Kangalganj Patna756 people
- Chandipur752 people
- Chuasol743 people
- Kumarpur726 people
- Chak Daulat699 people
- Kharikasuli695 people
- Chandra675 people
- Kismatengua668 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakata?710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakata?88.8% (Census 2011)