# Morkara Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Morkara

Morkara is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,744 people in 370 households**, the 48th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,744people (2011)
- 370households
- 58.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Morkara PIN code and other codes

Morkara falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMurkunda Vari
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362000

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

## How far is Morkara from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)33 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 Morkara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maithan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Morkara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Morkara

Of every 100 households in Morkara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Morkara · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**37%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****63%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Morkara?

■ Morkara · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**945

Working population ****29.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 43.6% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 246 (48%) · **■** Marginal 261 (51%)

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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Jamkudar1,831 people
- Daldali1,811 people
- Dahibari1,760 people
- Gugitapa1,752 people
- Dubhi1,723 people
- Khokrapahari1,705 people
- Belkupa1,703 people
- Gagna1,682 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Morkara from Dhanbad?37 km by road
- What is the population of Morkara?1,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkara in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Morkara?58.4% (Census 2011)