# Murtichhara Village, Gournagar, North Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Gournagar, North Tripura 

# Murtichhara

Murtichhara is a village in Gournagar sub-district of North Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799277**. The 2011 Census counted **2,160 people in 467 households**, the 29th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 2,160people (2011)
- 467households
- 76.7%literacy
- 799277PIN code

## Murtichhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murtichhara is 799277.** Murtichhara falls in Gournagar sub-district, North Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799277
- Community development blockGournagar
- Census village code272596

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

## How far is Murtichhara from nearby towns?

- Gournagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kailasahar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Kailasahar (nearest town)8 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 Murtichhara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Murtichhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samurpara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kailasahar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kailasahar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Murtichhara known for?

The main crops are **coffee, tea and vegetables**. Products made here include brick, basketry, pottery, bamboo stick, bamboo goods and flower top. About 6% of the 1,183 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Murtichhara

Of every 100 households in Murtichhara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murtichhara · ■ Gournagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**14%

Tap water ****26%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**73%

Television ****9%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**34%

Own their home ****53%**

**92%

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 Murtichhara?

■ Murtichhara · ■ Gournagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**981

Working population ****41.2%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.9% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 611 (69%) · **■** Marginal 49 (6%)

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 Gournagar

- Khowrabil2,357 people
- Manu Valley2,325 people
- Gournagar2,272 people
- Kamarangabari2,228 people
- Jarultali2,140 people
- Kanakpur2,119 people
- Latiapur1,726 people
- Hirachhara1,687 people

[All 39 villages in Gournagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/north-tripura/gournagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murtichhara?799277
- How far is Murtichhara from Kailasahar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Murtichhara?2,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murtichhara in?North Tripura district (Gournagar sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Murtichhara?76.7% (Census 2011)
