# Murkaul Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Murkaul

Murkaul is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 409 households**, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 409households
- 61.3%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Murkaul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murkaul is 497225.** Murkaul falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatMurkaul
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432141

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

## How far is Murkaul from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)25 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 Murkaul?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Murkaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Murkaul known for?

About 66% of the 633 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Murkaul

Of every 100 households in Murkaul in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murkaul · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****84%**

**59%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Murkaul?

■ Murkaul · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**952

Working population ****44.7%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 48.7% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (9%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 546 (67%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Virendranagar1,894 people
- Chalgali Khas1,869 people
- Kogwar1,847 people
- Phulidumar1,816 people
- Karamdiha1,796 people
- Odari1,794 people
- Mendhari1,764 people
- Gudru1,716 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murkaul?497225
- How far is Murkaul from Ambikapur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Murkaul?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkaul in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkaul?61.3% (Census 2011)