# Murkuta Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Murkuta

Murkuta is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491337**. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 169 households**, the 104th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 731people (2011)
- 169households
- 68.9%literacy
- 491337PIN code

## Murkuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murkuta is 491337.** Murkuta falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491337
- Gram panchayatGangpur
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441723

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

## How far is Murkuta from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)108 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)3 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 Murkuta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Murkuta; 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Murkuta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 84% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Murkuta

Of every 100 households in Murkuta in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkuta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****43%**

**35%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Murkuta?

■ Murkuta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**971

Working population ****45.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.8% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (89%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Nawagarh

- Seoni748 people
- Ghontha747 people
- Dayalpur743 people
- Madanpur733 people
- Boirkachhar710 people
- Dhandhani707 people
- Bundeli705 people
- Dhaba704 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murkuta?491337
- How far is Murkuta from Durg?108 km by road
- What is the population of Murkuta?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkuta in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkuta?68.9% (Census 2011)