Muragachha

Muragachha
—  town  —
Muragachha Location of Muragachha in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	22°41′N 88°25′E / 22.69°N 88.42°E / 22.69; 88.42Coordinates: 22°41′N 88°25′E / 22.69°N 88.42°E / 22.69; 88.42
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	North 24 Parganas
Population	9,790 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 11 metres (36 ft)
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Muragachha (Bengali: মুড়াগাছা) is a census town under Ghola police station of Barrackpore subdivision.^[1]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Muragachha is located at 22°41′N 88°25′E / 22.69°N 88.42°E / 22.69; 88.42^[2]. It has an average elevation of 11 m (36 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[3], Muragachha had a population of 9790. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Muragachha has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Muragachha, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[4]

References

1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Muragachha
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
4. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.