# Murlu Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Murlu

Murlu is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 276 households**, the 39th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 1,352people (2011)
- 276households
- 76.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murlu

Of every 100 households in Murlu in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murlu · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**30%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****16%**

**50%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

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 Murlu?

■ Murlu · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**937

Working population ****46.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 65.9% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (24%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (9%) · **■** Marginal 283 (45%)

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 Kashipur

- Rambani1,450 people
- Hadalda1,394 people
- Isanda1,372 people
- Kusumgora Alias Ranjandi1,362 people
- Jinamanipur1,325 people
- Rangamatia1,316 people
- Kustor1,296 people
- Bodma1,260 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murlu?1,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murlu in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murlu?76.6% (Census 2011)