# Muradih Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Muradih

Muradih is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **924 people in 174 households**, the 67th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 924people (2011)
- 174households
- 72.2%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muradih

Of every 100 households in Muradih in 2011, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Muradih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**85%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Muradih?

■ Muradih · ■ Barabazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****36.7%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (14%) · **■** Marginal 175 (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 Barabazar

- Dhadkidih959 people
- Sorishabahal958 people
- Chirudih953 people
- Kukurchari940 people
- Gidighati920 people
- Khanri Pahari904 people
- Raghunatpur898 people
- Gopalpur Alias Nutandih897 people

[All 215 villages in Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muradih?924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muradih in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muradih?72.2% (Census 2011)