# Murka Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Murka

Murka is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 290 households**, the 19th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,305people (2011)
- 290households
- 47.2%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Murka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murka is 497223.** Murka falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatMurka
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431949

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

## How far is Murka from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)40 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 Murka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Murka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chalgali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Murka known for?

About 26% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Murka

Of every 100 households in Murka in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murka · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****88%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**47%

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 Murka?

■ Murka · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**965

Working population ****45.0%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 260 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (6%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 261 (44%)

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 Balrampur

- Atauri1,446 people
- Dahejwar1,399 people
- Daura1,357 people
- Jamua Tand1,342 people
- Bhelwadih1,294 people
- Dhanwar Kalan1,284 people
- Chandaura1,272 people
- Lilauti1,251 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murka?497223
- How far is Murka from Ambikapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Murka?1,305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murka in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murka?47.2% (Census 2011)