# Morkund Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Morkund

Morkund is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 131 households**, the 78th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 784people (2011)
- 131households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Morkund PIN code and other codes

Morkund falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494642

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

## How far is Morkund from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)5 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 Morkund?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Morkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary 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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Morkund known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 51% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Morkund

Of every 100 households in Morkund in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Morkund · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****83%**

**66%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**50%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Morkund?

■ Morkund · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1483**

**950

Working population ****43.4%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 43% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (37%) · **■** Household industry 31 (9%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 46 (14%)

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 Jamai

- Korpani Khurd834 people
- Markadhana831 people
- Goodum786 people
- Khidki Kaneri785 people
- Kelmundi779 people
- Sindrai Madho776 people
- Nawegaon Kalan771 people
- Koket762 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Morkund from Chhindwara?55 km by road
- What is the population of Morkund?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkund in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Morkund?74.0% (Census 2011)