# Murlidih Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) (2)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Murlidih

Murlidih is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 179 households**, the 60th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 830people (2011)
- 179households
- 72.1%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Murlidih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murlidih is 491557.** Murlidih falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatPauna
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436629

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

## How far is Murlidih from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)16 km by road
- Akaltara (nearest town)14 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 Murlidih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Murlidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akaltara
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Murlidih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 74% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Murlidih

Of every 100 households in Murlidih in 2011, 74 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murlidih · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**85%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****75%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****16%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Murlidih?

■ Murlidih · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**983

Working population ****42.0%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 198 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (36%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Akaltara

- Birkoni903 people
- Barbaspur865 people
- Piparda848 people
- Mauhadih840 people
- Deori815 people
- Nawapara815 people
- Parsada752 people
- Suwarmal675 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murlidih?491557
- How far is Murlidih from Janjgir?16 km by road
- What is the population of Murlidih?830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murlidih in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murlidih?72.1% (Census 2011)