# Murkata Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/murkata/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Murkata Murkata is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,187 people in 258 households**, the 38th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,187people (2011) - 258households - 74.5%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Murkata PIN code and other codes Murkata falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatTopatoli - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murkata from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)45 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)45 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 Murkata? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Murkata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khetri - ○Degree college10+ km · Khetri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Murkata known for? About 22% of the 447 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Murkata Of every 100 households in Murkata in 2011, 29 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Murkata · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **44% Toilet within the home ****1%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **38% Tap water ****2%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **78% Use banking services ****34%** **56% Television ****28%** **34% Mobile phone ****35%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **91% 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 Murkata? ■ Murkata · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **976 Working population ****41.1%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (24%) · **■** Marginal 210 (43%) 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 Sonapur - Ghagua Gaon1,389 people - Dakhin Dimoria1,339 people - Pub-Maloibari1,305 people - Sonapur Pathar1,269 people - Ambher Gaon1,170 people - Salana1,152 people - Sialekhaiti1,144 people - Hahara Gaon1,132 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Murkata from Guwahati?45 km by road - What is the population of Murkata?1,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murkata in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Murkata?74.5% (Census 2011)