Village · Warisaliganj, Nawada
# Murgia Chak

Murgia Chak is a village in Warisaliganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,198 people in 172 households, the 38th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 1,198 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 791 females per 1,000 males

## Murgia Chak PIN code and other codes

Murgia Chak falls in Warisaliganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Barrawan
- Community development block Warisaliganj
- Census village code 257573

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Murgia Chak from nearby towns?
- Warisaliganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Warisaliganj (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Murgia Chak?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Warisaliganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Warisaliganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murgia Chak known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 41% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Murgia Chak

Of every 100 households in Murgia Chak in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murgia Chak · ■ Warisaliganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 16% 2%
- Toilet within the home 16% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 80%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 71% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 65% 29%
- Television 2% 6%
- Mobile phone 72% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 40%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Murgia Chak?

■ Murgia Chak · ■ Warisaliganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 791 925
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 945
- Working population 51.2% 39.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 41.6% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 193 (31%) · ■ Household industry 22 (4%) · ■ Other work 31 (5%) · ■ Marginal 309 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Warisaliganj
- Hemda 1,262 people
- Daulatpur 1,239 people
- Chandipur 1,233 people
- Chanpur 1,230 people
- Kandha 1,180 people
- Sagaman 1,134 people
- Baso chak 1,087 people
- Milki 1,074 people

All 75 villages in Warisaliganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Murgia Chak from Nawada? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Murgia Chak? 1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgia Chak in? Nawada district (Warisaliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Murgia Chak? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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