Murkhala Population, Caste, Working Data Gadchiroli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Murkhala is a village situated in Chamorshi taluka of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 659 families residing in the village Murkhala. The total population of Murkhala is 2,782 out of which 1,373 are males and 1,409 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Murkhala is 1,026.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Murkhala village is 349 which is 13% of the total population. There are 178 male children and 171 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Murkhala is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,026) of Murkhala village.

Population
2,782
Families
659
Literacy
73.74%
Sex Ratio
1,026

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Murkhala is 73.7%. Thus Murkhala village has higher literacy rate compared to 66% of Gadchiroli district. The male literacy rate is 82.43% and the female literacy rate is 65.35% in Murkhala village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Murkhala village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Murkhala Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Murkhala village.

Total Male Female
Children 349 178 171
Literacy 73.74% 82.43% 65.35%
Scheduled Caste 139 67 72
Scheduled Tribe 198 94 104
Illiterate 988 388 600

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.1% of total population in Murkhala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Murkhala village out of total population, 1,451 were engaged in work activities. 66.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,451 workers engaged in Main Work, 516 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 350 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 960 611 349
Cultivators 516 345 171
Agriculture Labourer 350 190 160
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 89 72 17
Marginal Workers 491 243 248
Non Working 1,331 519 812

Nearby Villages to Murkhala,

Below are the list of villages near Murkhala village in Chamorshi.

Village Population
Kanholi 1,245
Murkhala Chak 1,322
Kalamgaon 508
Wagdara 1,031
Ekodi 503
Vikrampur 1,128
Weltur Rith 141
Jaynagar 1,412
Weltur Tukum 762
Ramsagar 607

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