# Murjhal Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Murjhal

Murjhal is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **979 people in 167 households**, the 60th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 979people (2011)
- 167households
- 69.7%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Murjhal PIN code and other codes

Murjhal falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474340

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

## How far is Murjhal from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)150 km by road
- Harda (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 Murjhal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Murjhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nemawar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Murjhal known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 84% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Murjhal

Of every 100 households in Murjhal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murjhal · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**76%

Tap water ****13%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**42%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Murjhal?

■ Murjhal · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1299**

**903

Working population ****49.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 235 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (16%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 164 (34%)

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 Khategaon

- Sakatya998 people
- Karondkhurd996 people
- Bagada993 people
- Lingapani990 people
- Bordha977 people
- Rijgaon976 people
- Lawras970 people
- Deola968 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murjhal from Dewas?150 km by road
- What is the population of Murjhal?979 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murjhal in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murjhal?69.7% (Census 2011)