# 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 **491340**. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 144 households**, the 97th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 785people (2011)
- 144households
- 68.3%literacy
- 491340PIN code

## Murkuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murkuta is 491340.** Murkuta falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491340
- Gram panchayatKamta
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441767

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)11 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)109 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)11 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?

6 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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, gram and soyabean**. About 85% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkuta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**76%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**35%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****68.3%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**971

Working population ****47.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 43% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 134 (36%)

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

- Ruse828 people
- Tilaipar823 people
- Gangpur820 people
- Dhanaura803 people
- Makkhanpur784 people
- Itai761 people
- Seoni748 people
- Ghontha747 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murkuta?491340
- How far is Murkuta from Durg?109 km by road
- What is the population of Murkuta?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkuta in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkuta?68.3% (Census 2011)