# Murunia Village, Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balikuda, Jagatsinghapur 

# Murunia

Murunia is a village in Balikuda sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 217 households**, the 59th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 941people (2011)
- 217households
- 90.9%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Murunia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murunia is 754140.** Murunia falls in Balikuda sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatRahana
- Community development blockBalikuda
- Census village code398374

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

## How far is Murunia from nearby towns?

- Balikuda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)26 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 Murunia?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Machhagan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Borikina
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 17 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 Murunia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Murunia

Of every 100 households in Murunia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murunia · ■ Balikuda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****86%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Murunia?

■ Murunia · ■ Balikuda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**933

Working population ****36.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 85.8% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 260 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 47 (14%)

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 Balikuda

- Parahat992 people
- Sumada991 people
- Sarana972 people
- Angira965 people
- Ogarpur941 people
- Bhoda924 people
- Rayarpur920 people
- Alikana919 people

[All 235 villages in Balikuda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/balikuda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murunia?754140
- How far is Murunia from Jagatsinghapur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Murunia?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murunia in?Jagatsinghapur district (Balikuda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Murunia?90.9% (Census 2011)