# Muragachha Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Muragachha

Muragachha is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 177 households**, the 61st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 728people (2011)
- 177households
- 70.3%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Muragachha

Of every 100 households in Muragachha in 2011, 61 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muragachha · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****92%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****18%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Muragachha?

■ Muragachha · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**969

Working population ****32.0%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 59.3% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (51%) · **■** Marginal 33 (14%)

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 Sonarpur

- Gopal Pur1,063 people
- Radhaballavpur926 people
- Srirampur827 people
- Andharia759 people
- Kumar Pukuria656 people
- Karimpur479 people
- Sri Krishnapur272 people
- Goalapota188 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Muragachha?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragachha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Muragachha?70.3% (Census 2011)