# Murchapani Village, Betasing, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/murchapani/

Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills 

# Murchapani

Murchapani is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794115**. The 2011 Census counted **522 people in 87 households**, the 41st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 522people (2011)
- 87households
- 70.7%literacy
- 794115PIN code

## Murchapani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murchapani is 794115.** Murchapani falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794115
- Community development blockBetasing
- Census village code273788

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

## How far is Murchapani from nearby towns?

- Betasing (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)58 km by road
- Tura (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 Murchapani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Murchapani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ampati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Murchapani

Of every 100 households in Murchapani in 2011, 20 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murchapani · ■ Betasing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**51%

Tap water ****24%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**34%

Own their home ****79%**

**95%

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 Murchapani?

■ Murchapani · ■ Betasing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**960

Working population ****44.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (31%) · **■** Household industry 13 (6%) · **■** Other work 46 (20%) · **■** Marginal 55 (24%)

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 Betasing

- Belbari531 people
- Hatisil527 people
- Adugre526 people
- Bongpara525 people
- Bandalkona517 people
- Chimisenggre509 people
- Teporpara509 people
- Dorambokgre504 people

[All 204 villages in Betasing](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/betasing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murchapani?794115
- How far is Murchapani from Tura?58 km by road
- What is the population of Murchapani?522 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murchapani in?West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Murchapani?70.7% (Census 2011)