# Muridke Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/muridke/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Muridke Muridke is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 187 households**, the 196th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 968people (2011) - 187households - 75.3%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Muridke PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muridke is 143602.** Muridke falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatMuridke - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028829 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muridke from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)59 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)10 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 Muridke? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Muridke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehgarh Churian - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Muridke known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Muridke Of every 100 households in Muridke in 2011, 92 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Muridke · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****62%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **56% Use banking services ****63%** **59% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****76%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****45%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Muridke? ■ Muridke · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****734** **798 Working population ****20.4%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 65.2% for women. 33% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Batala - Bahadarpur978 people - Ugrewala975 people - Kot Khajana973 people - Chhelowal968 people - Ahmadabad965 people - Dhawan954 people - Nathu Khaira950 people - Nat949 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muridke?143602 - How far is Muridke from Gurdaspur?59 km by road - What is the population of Muridke?968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muridke in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Muridke?75.3% (Census 2011)