Village · Sukma, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
# Murki

Murki is a village in Sukma sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494111. The 2011 Census counted 382 people in 86 households, the 39th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.
- 382 people (2011)
- 86 households
- 13.7% literacy
- 494111 PIN code

## Murki PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Murki is 494111. Murki falls in Sukma sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494111
- Gram panchayat Chingawaram
- Community development block Sukma
- Census village code 450646

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

## How far is Murki from nearby towns?
- Sukma (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Murki?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Murki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gadiras
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sukma
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murki known for?

About 32% of the 1,119 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Murki

Of every 100 households in Murki in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murki · ■ Sukma rural average
- Electricity for lighting 23% 35%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 52% 30%
- Television 1% 3%
- Mobile phone 1% 5%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 77% 66%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Murki?

■ Murki · ■ Sukma rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 13.7% 33.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 1060
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 865 987
- Working population 65.2% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.8% for men and 10.2% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 80 (32%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 164 (66%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sukma
- Puspalli 510 people
- Paria 468 people
- Kudkel 440 people
- Kosa Bandar 437 people
- Rampuram 345 people
- Mangipal 343 people
- Tongras 329 people
- Nadiguda Alias Patasukma 325 people

All 52 villages in Sukma

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Murki? 494111
- How far is Murki from Dantewada? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Murki? 382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murki in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Sukma sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murki? 13.7% (Census 2011)

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