Village · Chakradharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Murhatu Murhatu is a village in Chakradharpur sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 833102. The 2011 Census counted 1,324 people in 254 households, the 27th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 1,324 people (2011) - 254 households - 56.3% literacy - 833102 PIN code ## Murhatu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Murhatu is 833102. Murhatu falls in Chakradharpur sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 833102 - Gram panchayat Gulkera - Community development block Chakradharpur - Census village code 377266 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Murhatu from nearby towns? - Pashchimi Singhbhum (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Chakradharpur (district HQ) 26 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Murhatu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Murhatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chakradharpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chakradharpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chakradharpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Murhatu known for? The main crops are rice. About 46% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Murhatu Of every 100 households in Murhatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Murhatu · ■ Chakradharpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 36% 35% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 24% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 26% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Murhatu? ■ Murhatu · ■ Chakradharpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 59.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1078 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1042 976 - Working population 52.3% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 45.0% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 285 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 63 (9%) · ■ Marginal 320 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chakradharpur - Ajodhya 1,396 people - Pusalata 1,374 people - Nalita 1,358 people - Kotwa 1,325 people - Burigora 1,319 people - Deogoan 1,310 people - Barfia 1,286 people - Lauriya 1,278 people All 181 villages in Chakradharpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murhatu? 833102 - How far is Murhatu from Chakradharpur? 26 km by road - What is the population of Murhatu? 1,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murhatu in? Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Chakradharpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Murhatu? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chakradharpur/murhatu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.