# Murkum Village, Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/murkum/ Village · Adityapur, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Murkum Murkum is a village in Adityapur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 209 households**, the 29th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,119people (2011) - 209households - 66.5%literacy - 832108PIN code ## Murkum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murkum is 832108.** Murkum falls in Adityapur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832108 - Gram panchayatJaspur - Community development blockAdityapur - Census village code379172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murkum from nearby towns? - Gamharia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saraikela-Kharswana (district HQ)22 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)17 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 Murkum? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Murkum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Adityapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Aadityapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 15 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 Murkum known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Murkum Of every 100 households in Murkum in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Murkum · ■ Adityapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **63% Use banking services ****59%** **58% Television ****37%** **34% Mobile phone ****40%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Murkum? ■ Murkum · ■ Adityapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **949 Working population ****32.9%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 54.5% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (76%) · **■** Marginal 61 (17%) 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 Adityapur - Gohira1,172 people - Udaipur1,151 people - Kolabira1,129 people - Ramchandarpur1,126 people - Penderbera1,115 people - Jaikam1,092 people - Dhadkidih1,089 people - Baliguma1,088 people [All 198 villages in Adityapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/adityapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murkum?832108 - How far is Murkum from Saraikela-Kharswana?22 km by road - What is the population of Murkum?1,119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murkum in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Adityapur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Murkum?66.5% (Census 2011)