# Murgia Chak Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Murgia Chak

Murgia Chak is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,839 people in 610 households**, the 13th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,839people (2011)
- 610households
- 57.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Murgia Chak PIN code and other codes

Murgia Chak falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMurgia Chak
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244530

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

## How far is Murgia Chak from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)30 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 Murgia Chak?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Murgia Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Murgia Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Murgia Chak

Of every 100 households in Murgia Chak in 2011, 4 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgia Chak · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**70%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Murgia Chak?

■ Murgia Chak · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**946

Working population ****43.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 46.7% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (17%) · **■** Household industry 182 (11%) · **■** Other work 199 (12%) · **■** Marginal 908 (55%)

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 Asthawan

- Jana4,851 people
- Dumranwan4,674 people
- Noanwan4,480 people
- Nerut4,232 people
- Harganwan3,776 people
- Andi3,596 people
- Amanwan3,594 people
- Sare3,225 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murgia Chak from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Murgia Chak?3,839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgia Chak in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murgia Chak?57.1% (Census 2011)