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

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Murakata

Murakata is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 428 households**, the 27th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,911people (2011)
- 428households
- 65.6%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murakata

Of every 100 households in Murakata in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murakata · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**942

Working population ****48.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 413 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 361 (39%)

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 Narayangarh

- Tutranga2,028 people
- Jalahari Sankarkara2,013 people
- Radha Nagar2,011 people
- Bengda1,997 people
- Nahapur1,906 people
- Gama1,874 people
- Nayapukur1,866 people
- Siyara1,807 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murakata?1,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murakata in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murakata?65.6% (Census 2011)