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

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Village · Shankargarh, Surguja 

# Murka

Murka is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 183 households**, the 43rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 761people (2011)
- 183households
- 60.6%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Murka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murka is 497118.** Murka falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatMurka
- Community development blockShankargarh
- Census village code432418

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?

- Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)58 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)58 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shankargarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, 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 56% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murka · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**61%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****58%**

**62%

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 · ■ Shankargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**968

Working population ****59.8%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 46.7% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 94 (21%)

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 Shankargarh

- Pondi Khurd804 people
- Sihar803 people
- Bhairopur786 people
- Durgapur777 people
- Chirai748 people
- Changaro740 people
- Damodarpur714 people
- Bhondna695 people

[All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murka?497118
- How far is Murka from Ambikapur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Murka?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murka in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murka?60.6% (Census 2011)