# Maurikalan Village, Kurud, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurud, Dhamtari 

# Maurikalan

Maurikalan is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493663**. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 292 households**, the 61st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 1,396people (2011)
- 292households
- 78.0%literacy
- 493663PIN code

## Maurikalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maurikalan is 493663.** Maurikalan falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493663
- Gram panchayatMaurikala
- Community development blockKurud
- Census village code446866

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

## How far is Maurikalan from nearby towns?

- Kurud (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kurud (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 Maurikalan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Maurikalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nayapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Maurikalan known for?

About 74% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Maurikalan

Of every 100 households in Maurikalan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maurikalan · ■ Kurud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

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

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**74%

Tap water ****14%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****34%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Maurikalan?

■ Maurikalan · ■ Kurud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**966

Working population ****54.1%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (12%) · **■** Marginal 177 (23%)

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 Kurud

- Bhainsmudi1,462 people
- Kokdi1,430 people
- Chorbhatthi1,429 people
- Gadadih1,414 people
- Sidhaurikalan1,392 people
- Birejhar1,387 people
- Bangar1,381 people
- Nawagaon1,372 people

[All 132 villages in Kurud](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maurikalan?493663
- How far is Maurikalan from Dhamtari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maurikalan?1,396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maurikalan in?Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Maurikalan?78.0% (Census 2011)