# Murtazapur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Murtazapur

Murtazapur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 129 households**, the 147th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 557people (2011)
- 129households
- 50.9%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Murtazapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murtazapur is 855113.** Murtazapur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatMarbatpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225244

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

## How far is Murtazapur from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)39 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)39 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 Murtazapur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Murtazapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barbari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Murtazapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Murtazapur

Of every 100 households in Murtazapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murtazapur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Murtazapur?

■ Murtazapur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1436**

**964

Working population ****37.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (70%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Azamnagar

- Shamsherpur612 people
- Budhelmani608 people
- Pasol567 people
- Garura566 people
- Bathna555 people
- Koia547 people
- Pipla547 people
- Bamhangawan544 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murtazapur?855113
- How far is Murtazapur from Katihar?39 km by road
- What is the population of Murtazapur?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murtazapur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murtazapur?50.9% (Census 2011)