# Murum Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Murum

Murum is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 42 households**, the 259th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 222people (2011)
- 42households
- 41.9%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Murum PIN code and other codes

Murum falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498053

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

## How far is Murum from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)57 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)103 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)57 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 Murum?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Murum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ukwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Murum known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and kodu**. About 4% of the 815 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 Murum

Of every 100 households in Murum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murum · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****72%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Murum?

■ Murum · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**981

Working population ****53.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 27.3% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 114 (96%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Baihar

- Dongariya231 people
- Jangli Kheda229 people
- Bharda227 people
- Bharri224 people
- Dewarbeli217 people
- Ghuitola210 people
- Munda210 people
- Juwadi Tola208 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murum from Balaghat?103 km by road
- What is the population of Murum?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murum in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murum?41.9% (Census 2011)