# Morkutum Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/morkutum/ Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Morkutum Morkutum is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 168 households**, the 95th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 784people (2011) - 168households - 70.5%literacy - 491558PIN code ## Morkutum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Morkutum is 491558.** Morkutum falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491558 - Gram panchayatJaitgudra - Community development blockChhuria - Census village code440941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morkutum from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)60 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town)10 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 Morkutum? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Morkutum; 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 · Chhuria - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhuriya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Morkutum known for? The main crops are **paddy, kodo and wheat**. About 68% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Morkutum Of every 100 households in Morkutum in 2011, 93 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Morkutum · ■ Chhuriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****98%** **83% Television ****18%** **21% Mobile phone ****29%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **18% 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 Morkutum? ■ Morkutum · ■ Chhuriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **1008 Working population ****55.9%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 280 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (15%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 76 (17%) 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 Chhuriya - Muchedand808 people - Bharri Tola801 people - Ghothiya788 people - Garrapar787 people - Nandiya784 people - Diwan Tola781 people - Telgaon781 people - Lammeta780 people [All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morkutum?491558 - How far is Morkutum from Rajnandgaon?60 km by road - What is the population of Morkutum?784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morkutum in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Morkutum?70.5% (Census 2011)