# Murigachhi Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Murigachhi

Murigachhi is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 456 households**, the 27th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,336people (2011)
- 456households
- 74.9%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murigachhi

Of every 100 households in Murigachhi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murigachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Murigachhi?

■ Murigachhi · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**937

Working population ****29.5%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 70.7% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 333 (48%) · **■** Marginal 137 (20%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Khandalia2,464 people
- Asurali2,455 people
- Jhinga2,393 people
- Amira2,388 people
- Mukundapur2,209 people
- Pipulat2,195 people
- Kholakhali2,159 people
- Nila2,155 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murigachhi?2,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murigachhi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Murigachhi?74.9% (Census 2011)