# Murkuda Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Murkuda

Murkuda is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 296 households**, the 60th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,388people (2011)
- 296households
- 73.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Murkuda PIN code and other codes

Murkuda falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497915

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

## How far is Murkuda from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)37 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)37 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 Murkuda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Murkuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Murkuda known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Murkuda

Of every 100 households in Murkuda in 2011, 81 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murkuda · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**37%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

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 Murkuda?

■ Murkuda · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**944

Working population ****51.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 66.6% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 147 (21%)

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 Kirnapur

- Datta1,460 people
- Mangoli Kalan1,410 people
- Bhuwa1,394 people
- Pauni1,392 people
- Rattapayli1,358 people
- Kokna1,356 people
- Badgaon1,342 people
- Palhera1,335 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murkuda from Balaghat?37 km by road
- What is the population of Murkuda?1,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkuda in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkuda?73.7% (Census 2011)