# Gurhami Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Gurhami

Gurhami is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 75 households**, the 78th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 422people (2011)
- 75households
- 84.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Gurhami PIN code and other codes

Gurhami falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKorakel
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375146

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

## How far is Gurhami from nearby towns?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)13 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)13 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 Gurhami?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gurhami; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Korakel
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Gurhami known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gurhami

Of every 100 households in Gurhami in 2011, 85 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gurhami · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****68%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

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 Gurhami?

■ Gurhami · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**960

Working population ****49.1%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 76.1% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (17%) · **■** Marginal 146 (71%)

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 Murhu

- Ruitola435 people
- Kota431 people
- Buruhatu430 people
- Chamratoli426 people
- Toner421 people
- Bagma416 people
- Jate396 people
- Pirihatu395 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurhami from Khunti?13 km by road
- What is the population of Gurhami?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurhami in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gurhami?84.7% (Census 2011)