# Muru Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Muru

Muru is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 389 households**, the 50th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 389households
- 51.9%literacy
- 495220PIN code

## Muru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muru is 495220.** Muru falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495220
- Gram panchayatMuru
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438631

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

## How far is Muru from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)15 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 Muru?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Muru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakarra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Muru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include handmade tiles and bricks. About 58% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Muru

Of every 100 households in Muru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muru · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****34%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Muru?

■ Muru · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**956

Working population ****47.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 39.0% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (15%) · **■** Marginal 434 (54%)

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 Takhatpur

- Belsara1,789 people
- Joki1,735 people
- Bel Pan1,733 people
- Tanda1,708 people
- Siltara1,682 people
- Rajpur1,656 people
- Pand1,643 people
- Hardi1,635 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muru?495220
- How far is Muru from Bilaspur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Muru?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muru in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Muru?51.9% (Census 2011)