# Murragaon Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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# Murragaon

Murragaon is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495691**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 36 households**, the 91st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 205people (2011)
- 36households
- 55.8%literacy
- 495691PIN code

## Murragaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murragaon is 495691.** Murragaon falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495691
- Gram panchayatMurragaon
- Community development blockKanker
- Census village code447818

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

## How far is Murragaon from nearby towns?

- Kanker (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kanker (nearest town)45 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 Murragaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Murragaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pithapaal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Murragaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 53% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Murragaon

Of every 100 households in Murragaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murragaon · ■ Kanker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Murragaon?

■ Murragaon · ■ Kanker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1001

Working population ****59.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 54% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 24 (20%)

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 Kanker

- Malajkudum315 people
- Lulegondi313 people
- Gobardhan303 people
- Amajhola290 people
- Komalpur156 people
- Tondamarka134 people
- Kalmuchche123 people
- Pusajhar97 people

[All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murragaon?495691
- How far is Murragaon from Kanker?45 km by road
- What is the population of Murragaon?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murragaon in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Murragaon?55.8% (Census 2011)