# Mahurkuda Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/mahurkuda/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Mahurkuda Mahurkuda is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,230 people in 556 households**, the 11th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,230people (2011) - 556households - 68.6%literacy - 1,271females per 1,000 males ## Mahurkuda PIN code and other codes Mahurkuda falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahurkuda from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)94 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)25 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 Mahurkuda? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mahurkuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahagaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Mahurkuda known for? About 59% of the 614 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Mahurkuda Of every 100 households in Mahurkuda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mahurkuda · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****44%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **86% Use banking services ****74%** **74% Television ****29%** **30% Mobile phone ****31%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **21% 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 Mahurkuda? ■ Mahurkuda · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1271** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055** **937 Working population ****62.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 61.1% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 933 (67%) 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 Arjuni Morgaon - Tadgaon2,460 people - Arunnagar2,448 people - Barabhati2,402 people - Keshori2,336 people - Chalana2,156 people - Siroli2,132 people - Pimpalgaon2,128 people - Gournagar2,098 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahurkuda from Gondiya?94 km by road - What is the population of Mahurkuda?2,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahurkuda in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mahurkuda?68.6% (Census 2011)