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

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Margaon

Margaon is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 44 households**, the 115th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 259people (2011)
- 44households
- 55.7%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Margaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Margaon is 835216.** Margaon falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375144

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

## How far is Margaon from nearby towns?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)20 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)20 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 Margaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Murhu
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Margaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 89% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Margaon

Of every 100 households in Margaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Margaon · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Margaon?

■ Margaon · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1474**

**960

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 40.2% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 101 (72%)

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

- Bhursa273 people
- Rubua272 people
- Chatradih265 people
- Jobe264 people
- Chendagutu248 people
- Garae244 people
- Chhata226 people
- Guruburu218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Margaon?835216
- How far is Margaon from Khunti?20 km by road
- What is the population of Margaon?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Margaon in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Margaon?55.7% (Census 2011)