# Murai Village, Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon 

# Murai

Murai is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491771**. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 167 households**, the 59th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 995people (2011)
- 167households
- 68.6%literacy
- 491771PIN code

## Murai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murai is 491771.** Murai falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491771
- Gram panchayatMurai
- Community development blockChhuikhadan
- Census village code440184

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

## How far is Murai from nearby towns?

- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)64 km by road
- Chhuikhadan (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 Murai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Murai; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Atariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuikhadan Amagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Murai known for?

About 90% of the 318 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 Murai

Of every 100 households in Murai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murai · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**57%

Television ****44%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

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 Murai?

■ Murai · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**996

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Chhuikhadan

- Limo1,016 people
- Chilguda1,004 people
- Dhodha1,004 people
- Manpur Pahadi1,004 people
- Sitadabri973 people
- Bakar Katta972 people
- Lajhiya Tola968 people
- Bagur965 people

[All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuikhadan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murai?491771
- How far is Murai from Rajnandgaon?64 km by road
- What is the population of Murai?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murai in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murai?68.6% (Census 2011)