# Murkum Village, Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/murkum/ Village · Saraikela, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Murkum Murkum is a village in Saraikela sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 214 households**, the 5th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 1,234people (2011) - 214households - 55.7%literacy - 833220PIN code ## Murkum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Murkum is 833220.** Murkum falls in Saraikela sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833220 - Gram panchayatMurkum - Community development blockSaraikela - Census village code379460 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? - Seraikela (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)11 km by road - Seraikela (nearest town)8 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? 11 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sariakela - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sariakela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 50% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown. 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, 25 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Murkum · ■ Saraikela rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **75% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****12%** **57% Television ****4%** **21% Mobile phone ****22%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****14%** **16% Own their home ****100%** **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 Murkum? ■ Murkum · ■ Saraikela rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794** **963 Working population ****44.8%** **41.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (50%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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 Saraikela - Kamalpur2,651 people - Itakudar1,597 people - Gobindpur1,436 people - Murup1,242 people - Mahitpur1,174 people - Pandra1,033 people - Joddiha1,027 people - Bundu1,012 people [All 173 villages in Saraikela](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/saraikela/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murkum?833220 - How far is Murkum from Seraikela-Kharsawan?11 km by road - What is the population of Murkum?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murkum in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Saraikela sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Murkum?55.7% (Census 2011)