# Murehta Chak Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Murehta Chak

Murehta Chak is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 74 households**, the 51st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 512people (2011)
- 74households
- 65.9%literacy
- 1,160females per 1,000 males

## Murehta Chak PIN code and other codes

Murehta Chak falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaraye
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258254

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

## How far is Murehta Chak from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)10 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 Murehta Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Murehta Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Murehta Chak

Of every 100 households in Murehta Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murehta Chak · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**41%

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 Murehta Chak?

■ Murehta Chak · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**968

Working population ****24.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 49.1% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 33 (26%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Meskaur

- Woraina620 people
- Niman587 people
- Satua538 people
- Noni535 people
- Nadgarh453 people
- Rampur440 people
- Gotauli439 people
- Chandardei237 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murehta Chak from Nawada?30 km by road
- What is the population of Murehta Chak?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murehta Chak in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murehta Chak?65.9% (Census 2011)