# Murumgaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/murumgaon/ Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli # Murumgaon Murumgaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,672 people in 537 households**, the 2nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 2,672people (2011) - 537households - 84.1%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Murumgaon PIN code and other codes Murumgaon falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhanora - Census village code538923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Murumgaon from nearby towns? - Dhanora (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)58 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)58 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 Murumgaon? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Murumgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Murumgaon known for? About 42% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Murumgaon Of every 100 households in Murumgaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Murumgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **45% Toilet within the home ****31%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **81% Tap water ****26%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **94% Use banking services ****96%** **78% Television ****35%** **15% Mobile phone ****53%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****11%** **26% Own their home ****68%** **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 Murumgaon? ■ Murumgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **972 Working population ****50.4%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 519 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (14%) · **■** Household industry 64 (5%) · **■** Other work 313 (23%) · **■** Marginal 269 (20%) 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 - Dhanora6,109 people - Rangi2,206 people - Karwafa2,098 people - Pendhari1,842 people - Yerkadmowad1,570 people [All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Murumgaon from Gadchiroli?58 km by road - What is the population of Murumgaon?2,672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murumgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Murumgaon?84.1% (Census 2011)