# Murgaghutu Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Murgaghutu

Murgaghutu is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832107**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 121 households**, the 101st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 649people (2011)
- 121households
- 72.2%literacy
- 832107PIN code

## Murgaghutu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murgaghutu is 832107.** Murgaghutu falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832107
- Gram panchayatHartopa
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363650

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

## How far is Murgaghutu from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)16 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 Murgaghutu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Murgaghutu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hartopa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Murgaghutu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Murgaghutu

Of every 100 households in Murgaghutu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murgaghutu · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**83%

Use banking services ****71%**

**34%

Television ****54%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Murgaghutu?

■ Murgaghutu · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**949

Working population ****31.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 62.3% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 137 (68%) · **■** Marginal 53 (26%)

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 Potka

- Bara Baghlata663 people
- Rai Pur659 people
- Chhota Hariyan652 people
- Kendmuri650 people
- Sikarsai644 people
- Hesal Amda634 people
- Bara Pichkabasa632 people
- Bingburu627 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murgaghutu?832107
- How far is Murgaghutu from Jamshedpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Murgaghutu?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgaghutu in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murgaghutu?72.2% (Census 2011)