Village · Mohla, Rajnandgaon
# Murargota

Murargota is a village in Mohla sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491995. The 2011 Census counted 497 people in 109 households, the 69th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.
- 497 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 76.6% literacy
- 491995 PIN code

## Murargota PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Murargota is 491995. Murargota falls in Mohla sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491995
- Gram panchayat Somatola
- Community development block Mohla
- Census village code 441308

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Murargota from nearby towns?
- Mohla (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Murargota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Murargota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Somatola
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mohla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 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 hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murargota known for?

About 50% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Murargota

Of every 100 households in Murargota in 2011, 67 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murargota · ■ Mohla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 79%
- Toilet within the home 3% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 83%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 0% 82%
- Television 2% 15%
- Mobile phone 0% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 44% 23%
- Own their home 92% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Murargota?

■ Murargota · ■ Mohla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 76.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1012 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 794 989
- Working population 62.4% 59.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 100 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 207 (67%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mohla
- Dhobedand 514 people
- Urwahi 510 people
- Chihkatola 502 people
- Adhaikatta/Dandasur 501 people
- Budankatta 496 people
- Hiddar 496 people
- Kade 496 people
- Ramgarh 480 people

All 171 villages in Mohla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Murargota? 491995
- How far is Murargota from Rajnandgaon? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Murargota? 497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murargota in? Rajnandgaon district (Mohla sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murargota? 76.6% (Census 2011)

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