# 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 **1,406 people in 309 households**, the 38th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,406people (2011)
- 309households
- 74.1%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 panchayatMurkuta
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441866

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)40 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)130 km by road
- Maro (nearest town)13 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?

7 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maro
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Murkuta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 73% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkuta · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**35%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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+) ****74.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**971

Working population ****45.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 187 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 392 (61%)

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

- Tora1,454 people
- Bhilauni1,452 people
- Jhulna1,448 people
- Partappur1,417 people
- Karamsen1,400 people
- Parsada1,397 people
- Akoli1,396 people
- Bhopsara1,394 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?130 km by road
- What is the population of Murkuta?1,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkuta in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkuta?74.1% (Census 2011)