# Murtunga Village, Similia, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Similia, Baleshwar 

# Murtunga

Murtunga is a village in Similia sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756166**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 91 households**, the 126th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 427people (2011)
- 91households
- 80.9%literacy
- 756166PIN code

## Murtunga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murtunga is 756166.** Murtunga falls in Similia sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756166
- Gram panchayatPurusottampur
- Community development blockSimilia
- Census village code394258

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

## How far is Murtunga from nearby towns?

- Similia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bhadrak (nearest town)16 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 Murtunga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purusattampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Purusattampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrak
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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

- Electricity (2011)14 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 Murtunga known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Murtunga

Of every 100 households in Murtunga in 2011, 32 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Murtunga · ■ Similia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**53%

Television ****23%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Murtunga?

■ Murtunga · ■ Similia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**925

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 67.6% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (16%) · **■** Marginal 63 (38%)

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 Similia

- Baulani433 people
- Rampo431 people
- Tentulia429 people
- Chhachinda428 people
- DianPurusottampur425 people
- Majhikhandi424 people
- Raghubindha408 people
- Jemadeipatana401 people

[All 243 villages in Similia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/similia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murtunga?756166
- How far is Murtunga from Baleshwar?61 km by road
- What is the population of Murtunga?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murtunga in?Baleshwar district (Similia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Murtunga?80.9% (Census 2011)