# Murgathal Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Murgathal

Murgathal is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 113 households**, the 88th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 491people (2011)
- 113households
- 53.7%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Murgathal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murgathal is 814146.** Murgathal falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatHathiapathar
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372195

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

## How far is Murgathal from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)35 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 Murgathal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhul
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Murgathal known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Murgathal

Of every 100 households in Murgathal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgathal · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Murgathal?

■ Murgathal · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**956

Working population ****65.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 41.2% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 318 (99%)

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 Masalia

- Manika Chak507 people
- Bara Chandna506 people
- Kusbedia505 people
- Asansol503 people
- Kunjbana490 people
- Latabar486 people
- Baratanr484 people
- Birajpur484 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murgathal?814146
- How far is Murgathal from Dumka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Murgathal?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgathal in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murgathal?53.7% (Census 2011)