Murkuta, Nawagarh

Murkuta (मुरकुटा) is a village located in the Nawagarh Tehsil of Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Nawagarh block and comes under Gangpur Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Murkuta is 883 out of which 440 are males and rest 443 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1007 females per 1000 males. There are around 133 teenagers in Murkuta. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 498 persons can read and write. Total 632 people belonging to scheduled caste and 59 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 204 households in Murkuta, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 402. The pincode of Murkuta is 491340 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nandghat Sub Post office
• Narayanpur Branch Post office
• Maro Branch Post office
• Kunra Branch Post office
• Mau Branch Post office

Schools

Murkuta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt Primary School Murkuta
• Govt Middle School Murkuta

Hospitals

Murkuta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Primary Health Center Sambalpur
• Sub-Health Center Bhadrali
• Sub-Health Center Mehna
• Sub-Health Center Katai
• Primary Health Center Maro