# Murkodi Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Murkodi

Murkodi is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 15 households**, the 56th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 61people (2011)
- 15households
- 69.0%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Murkodi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murkodi is 581320.** Murkodi falls in Bhatkal sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatHadavalli
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603849

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

## How far is Murkodi from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)127 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)20 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 Murkodi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Murkodi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Haduvalli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gunavante
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Murkodi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 5% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Murkodi

Of every 100 households in Murkodi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkodi · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**67%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****53%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Murkodi?

■ Murkodi · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1012

Working population ****47.5%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 68% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (31%) · **■** Marginal 13 (45%)

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 Bhatkal

- Agga88 people
- Kerehittal74 people
- Antravalli73 people
- Kaggundi61 people
- Bastigalamigte21 people
- Bastigalmigte10 people
- Devastan Megthe8 people

[All 59 villages in Bhatkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/bhatkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murkodi?581320
- How far is Murkodi from Karwar?127 km by road
- What is the population of Murkodi?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkodi in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Murkodi?69.0% (Census 2011)