# Murhatu Village, Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Murhatu

Murhatu is a village in Khuntpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 70 households**, the 89th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 381people (2011)
- 70households
- 50.0%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Murhatu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murhatu is 833201.** Murhatu falls in Khuntpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatUlirajawasa
- Community development blockKhuntpani
- Census village code377464

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

## How far is Murhatu from nearby towns?

- Khuntpani (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)13 km by road
- Chaibasa (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 Murhatu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Murhatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rangrui
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Murhatu 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 Murhatu

Of every 100 households in Murhatu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murhatu · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**100%

Use banking services ****11%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**21%

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 Murhatu?

■ Murhatu · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**978

Working population ****29.1%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 36.7% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (27%) · **■** Other work 31 (28%) · **■** Marginal 18 (16%)

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 Khuntpani

- Garahatu424 people
- Sonorokuti412 people
- Sanchiru405 people
- Bara Bankau400 people
- Bandarangroi366 people
- Singijari355 people
- Putida348 people
- Pasubera345 people

[All 116 villages in Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murhatu?833201
- How far is Murhatu from Chaibasa?13 km by road
- What is the population of Murhatu?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murhatu in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Khuntpani sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murhatu?50.0% (Census 2011)