# Murgaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Murgaon

Murgaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 69 households**, the 104th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 242people (2011)
- 69households
- 53.9%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Murgaon PIN code and other codes

Murgaon falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539089

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

## How far is Murgaon from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)52 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 Murgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Murgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Murgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Murgaon

Of every 100 households in Murgaon in 2011, 42 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Murgaon?

■ Murgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**972

Working population ****78.5%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 40.4% for women. 80% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (63%) · **■** Marginal 16 (8%)

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 Dhanora

- Modebhatti265 people
- Yerandi257 people
- Morchul253 people
- Cichoda250 people
- Tumdikasa238 people
- Umarpal238 people
- Waghbhumi235 people
- Rupingatta234 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murgaon from Gadchiroli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Murgaon?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Murgaon?53.9% (Census 2011)