# Murta Village, Pistana, Lower Subansiri (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Murta

Murta is a village in Pistana sub-district of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 19 households**, the 42nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 89people (2011)
- 19households
- 56.2%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Murta PIN code and other codes

Murta falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264992

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murta from nearby towns?

- Yachuli (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)46 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)46 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murta?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Murta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Paniya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tallo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and cardamom**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murta

Of every 100 households in Murta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murta · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**62%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Murta?

■ Murta · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**926

Working population ****15.7%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 44.4% for women. 21% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (36%) · **■** Marginal 9 (64%)

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 Pistana

- Sito96 people
- Bikh95 people
- Hitu91 people
- Miya91 people
- Tako78 people
- Takha77 people
- Korli72 people
- Sarak70 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murta from Ziro?46 km by road
- What is the population of Murta?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murta in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murta?56.2% (Census 2011)