# Murjhad Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Murjhad

Murjhad is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,897 people in 483 households**, the 30th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,897people (2011)
- 483households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Murjhad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497589

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?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)20 km by road
- Balaghat (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 Murjhad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lalbarra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balaghat
- ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 62% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murjhad · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**23%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**45%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**939

Working population ****59.6%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 535 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (22%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 324 (29%)

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 Lalbarra

- Bhandamurri1,992 people
- Beharai1,973 people
- Lohara1,936 people
- Bakoda1,908 people
- Balharpur1,852 people
- Babariya1,827 people
- Bandri1,780 people
- Badgaon1,758 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murjhad from Balaghat?20 km by road
- What is the population of Murjhad?1,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murjhad in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murjhad?73.5% (Census 2011)