Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon # Murjhar Murjhar is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491229. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 47 households, the 125th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 217 people (2011) - 47 households - 58.4% literacy - 491229 PIN code ## Murjhar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Murjhar is 491229. Murjhar falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491229 - Gram panchayat Kandadi - Community development block Manpur - Census village code 441484 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Murjhar from nearby towns? - Manpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 115 km by road - Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 65 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Murjhar? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Murjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Manpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Murjhar known for? The main crops are paddy. About 30% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Murjhar Of every 100 households in Murjhar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Murjhar · ■ Manpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 75% 69% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 95% 80% - Television 2% 14% - Mobile phone 2% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 18% 21% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Murjhar? ■ Murjhar · ■ Manpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.4% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1192 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1550 983 - Working population 55.8% 55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 47.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 114 (94%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 4 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Manpur - Dongargaon 228 people - Kande 225 people - Puswada 221 people - Jakke 217 people - Kumudkatta 216 people - Navagarh 214 people - Masul 211 people - Michgaon 209 people All 170 villages in Manpur ## Other places named Murjhar - Murjhar · Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker · 193 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murjhar? 491229 - How far is Murjhar from Rajnandgaon? 115 km by road - What is the population of Murjhar? 217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murjhar in? Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Murjhar? 58.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/manpur/murjhar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.