# Morkha Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Morkha

Morkha is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 178 households**, the 30th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 985people (2011)
- 178households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Morkha PIN code and other codes

Morkha falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494085

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

## How far is Morkha from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)15 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 Morkha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surlakhap
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Morkha known for?

About 10% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Morkha

Of every 100 households in Morkha in 2011, 72 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Morkha · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****71%**

**72%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**65%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Morkha?

■ Morkha · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**954

Working population ****52.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 40.9% for women. 49% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (69%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Harrai

- Jamuniya1,006 people
- Palani994 people
- Khapa987 people
- Madai987 people
- Banka981 people
- Karer979 people
- Tehtori962 people
- Chaurasi958 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Morkha from Chhindwara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Morkha?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkha in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Morkha?54.1% (Census 2011)