# Murkatta Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya 

# Murkatta

Murkatta is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 98 households**, the 77th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 653people (2011)
- 98households
- 59.4%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Murkatta PIN code and other codes

Murkatta falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorwan
- Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block
- Census village code255359

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

## How far is Murkatta from nearby towns?

- Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)14 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 Murkatta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Murkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhakain
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Murkatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Murkatta

Of every 100 households in Murkatta in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Murkatta · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**51%

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

**4%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**98%

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 Murkatta?

■ Murkatta · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1235**

**974

Working population ****49.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 43.5% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 193 (60%)

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 Gaya Town C.D.Block

- Kirit Nawada784 people
- Ghazipur775 people
- Agraili774 people
- Inglish664 people
- Ranapur628 people
- Uda Bigha583 people
- Gulni570 people
- Deguna505 people

[All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murkatta from Gaya?14 km by road
- What is the population of Murkatta?653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkatta in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murkatta?59.4% (Census 2011)