# Murkatiya Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mariahu, Jaunpur 

# Murkatiya

Murkatiya is a village in Mariahu sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,511 people in 240 households**, the 178th largest of 652 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,511people (2011)
- 240households
- 73.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Murkatiya

Of every 100 households in Murkatiya in 2011, 12 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Murkatiya · ■ Mariahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****42%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**33%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**83%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Murkatiya?

■ Murkatiya · ■ Mariahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1065

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**922

Working population ****28.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 58.5% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 132 (30%)

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 Mariahu

- Magra1,543 people
- Rikevipur1,531 people
- Pilakathua1,518 people
- Goothu1,513 people
- Sirauli1,511 people
- Dharampur1,498 people
- Dinapur1,491 people
- Prithavipur1,480 people

[All 682 villages in Mariahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/mariahu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Murkatiya?1,511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murkatiya in?Jaunpur district (Mariahu sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murkatiya?73.4% (Census 2011)