# Murukate Village, Bhudargad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhudargad, Kolhapur 

# Murukate

Murukate is a village in Bhudargad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **674 people in 176 households**, the 76th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 674people (2011)
- 176households
- 73.2%literacy
- 1,140females per 1,000 males

## Murukate PIN code and other codes

Murukate falls in Bhudargad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhudargad
- Census village code567787

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

## How far is Murukate from nearby towns?

- Gargoti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Murgud (nearest town)40 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 Murukate?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Murukate; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Uttur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uttur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gargoti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Murukate known for?

About 56% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Murukate

Of every 100 households in Murukate in 2011, 89 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Murukate · ■ Bhudargad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**6%

Tap water ****93%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**73%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****44%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Murukate?

■ Murukate · ■ Bhudargad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**839

Working population ****48.2%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 263 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Bhudargad

- Salpewadi749 people
- Vasnoli736 people
- Pacharde697 people
- Bediv685 people
- Shindewadi663 people
- Dele660 people
- Tambyachiwadi655 people
- Karivade653 people

[All 117 villages in Bhudargad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/bhudargad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murukate from Kolhapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Murukate?674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murukate in?Kolhapur district (Bhudargad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Murukate?73.2% (Census 2011)