# Murdav Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Murdav

Murdav is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415608**. The 2011 Census counted **1,638 people in 378 households**, the 28th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,638people (2011)
- 378households
- 75.9%literacy
- 415608PIN code

## Murdav PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murdav is 415608.** Murdav falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415608
- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565678

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

## How far is Murdav from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)68 km by road
- Chiplun (nearest town)32 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 Murdav?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawardi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangameshwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Murdav known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products and burud. About 34% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Murdav

Of every 100 households in Murdav in 2011, 92 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murdav · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**14%

Tap water ****96%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**51%

Television ****13%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Murdav?

■ Murdav · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**957

Working population ****60.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 747 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (8%) · **■** Marginal 95 (10%)

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 Sangameshwar

- Hativ1,763 people
- Patgaon1,712 people
- Ozare Kh.1,709 people
- Lovale1,648 people
- Katavali1,624 people
- Sakharpa1,601 people
- Kondye1,567 people
- Chikhali1,560 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murdav?415608
- How far is Murdav from Ratnagiri?68 km by road
- What is the population of Murdav?1,638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murdav in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Murdav?75.9% (Census 2011)
