# Mura Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Mura

Mura is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,332 people in 320 households**, the 44th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,332people (2011)
- 320households
- 69.3%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Mura PIN code and other codes

Mura falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachapatiya
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234408

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

## How far is Mura from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)19 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 Mura?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Mura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kadna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Mura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Mura

Of every 100 households in Mura in 2011, 6 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mura · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****45%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mura?

■ Mura · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**943

Working population ****29.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 550 (79%)

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 Garkha

- Aurha Mal2,461 people
- Banwari Basant2,401 people
- Bangari2,382 people
- Minapur2,354 people
- Dhanaura2,173 people
- Parsa2,158 people
- Pirari2,119 people
- Salaha2,112 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mura from Chhapra?25 km by road
- What is the population of Mura?2,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mura in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mura?69.3% (Census 2011)