Murthua Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011

Murthua is a village situated in Bithan block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,112 families residing in the village Murthua. The total population of Murthua is 5,449 out of which 2,749 are males and 2,700 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Murthua is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Murthua village is 1327 which is 24% of the total population. There are 675 male children and 652 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Murthua is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Murthua village.

Population
5,449
Families
1,112
Literacy
47.14%
Sex Ratio
982

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Murthua is 47.1%. Thus Murthua village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 61.19% and the female literacy rate is 32.91% in Murthua village.

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

Murthua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,327 675 652
Literacy 47.14% 61.19% 32.91%
Scheduled Caste 1,843 953 890
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,506 1,480 2,026

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Murthua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Murthua village out of total population, 2,093 were engaged in work activities. 67% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,105 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,402 966 436
Cultivators 170 122 48
Agriculture Labourer 1,105 734 371
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 125 108 17
Marginal Workers 691 139 552
Non Working 3,356 1,644 1,712

Nearby Villages to Murthua,

Below are the list of villages near Murthua village in Bithan.

Village Population
Kua 2,153
Pachrukhi 1,119
Bithan 11,479
Pipra 469
Chandauli 2,440
Ujan 6,229
Malsar 2,030
Padri 2,658
Bhikhnaulia 1,939
Tekbajpur 737

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