# Murjhad Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat 

# Murjhad

Murjhad is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **907 people in 216 households**, the 66th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 907people (2011)
- 216households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Murjhad PIN code and other codes

Murjhad falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhairlanji
- Census village code497507

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

## How far is Murjhad from nearby towns?

- Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)46 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)27 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 Murjhad?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Murjhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khairlanji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Murjhad known for?

About 16% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Murjhad

Of every 100 households in Murjhad in 2011, 74 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murjhad · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**66%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Murjhad?

■ Murjhad · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**79.0%

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

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**983

Working population ****54.0%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 218 (44%)

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 Khairlanji

- Manglegaon991 people
- Nonsa987 people
- Dudhara984 people
- Chorpindkepar960 people
- Futara898 people
- Tateksa818 people
- Chichagaon817 people
- Chicholi792 people

[All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murjhad from Balaghat?46 km by road
- What is the population of Murjhad?907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murjhad in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murjhad?81.9% (Census 2011)