Murakata Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Murakata is a village situated in Chandrakona - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 888 families residing in the village Murakata. The total population of Murakata is 4,411 out of which 2,242 are males and 2,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Murakata is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Murakata village is 752 which is 17% of the total population. There are 376 male children and 376 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Murakata is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Murakata village.

Population
4,411
Families
888
Literacy
64.23%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Murakata is 64.2%. Thus Murakata village has lower literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 69.35% and the female literacy rate is 58.9% in Murakata village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Murakata village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Murakata Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Murakata village.

Total Male Female
Children 752 376 376
Literacy 64.23% 69.35% 58.9%
Scheduled Caste 557 283 274
Scheduled Tribe 22 10 12
Illiterate 2,061 948 1,113

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Murakata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Murakata village out of total population, 1,701 were engaged in work activities. 37.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,701 workers engaged in Main Work, 236 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 314 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 631 602 29
Cultivators 236 230 6
Agriculture Labourer 314 309 5
Household Industries 19 11 8
Other Workers 62 52 10
Marginal Workers 1,070 589 481
Non Working 2,710 1,051 1,659

Nearby Villages to Murakata,

Below are the list of villages near Murakata village in Chandrakona - II.

Village Population
Maheshpur 2,771
Khandanga 1,964
Deulbere 764
Hurhuria 683
Kunarpur 332
Gargaraghati 820
Ishangar 288
Bankati 140
Nishchintapur 614
Kshirati 1,037

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