# Murgu Village, Ratu, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ratu, Ranchi 

# Murgu

Murgu is a village in Ratu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 218 households**, the 20th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,127people (2011)
- 218households
- 74.8%literacy
- 835205PIN code

## Murgu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murgu is 835205.** Murgu falls in Ratu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835205
- Gram panchayatKantu Lahna
- Community development blockRatu
- Census village code374081

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

## How far is Murgu from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)15 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 Murgu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Murgu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ratu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Belangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Murgu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Murgu

Of every 100 households in Murgu in 2011, 66 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murgu · ■ Ratu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****47%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Murgu?

■ Murgu · ■ Ratu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**981

Working population ****33.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.0% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 208 (55%) · **■** Marginal 77 (20%)

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 Ratu

- Pandra1,354 people
- Makhmandro1,156 people
- Bhonra1,141 people
- Hisri1,134 people
- Lahna1,125 people
- Malmanru1,037 people
- Usamatu1,030 people
- Murchu948 people

[All 37 villages in Ratu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/ratu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murgu?835205
- How far is Murgu from Ranchi?15 km by road
- What is the population of Murgu?1,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgu in?Ranchi district (Ratu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Murgu?74.8% (Census 2011)