Murkuta, Nawagarh
Murkuta (मुरकुटा) is a village located in the Nandghat Tehsil of Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Nawagarh block and comes under Murkuta Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Durg parliament constituency and Nawagarh assembly constituency.
As on June 2025, the current population of Murkuta is 1.7 thousands out of which 833 are males and rest 871 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1046 females per 1000 males. There are around 226 teenagers in Murkuta. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 736 people belonging to scheduled caste and 193 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 374 households in Murkuta, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 774. The pincode of Murkuta is 491337 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nawagarh SO Durg
- Gadamore Branch Post office
- Baghul Branch Post office
- Hardi Branch Post office
- Chirha Branch Post office
Schools
Murkuta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Indian Public School Nawagarh
- New Gurukul English Medium School Nawagarh
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir Nawagarh
- Govt Higher Secondary School Andhiyarkhor
- Govt Higher Secondary School Jhal
Hospitals
Murkuta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Primary Health Center Temri
- Sub-Health Center Tendua(Durg)
- Primary Health Center Nandghat
- Sub-Health Center Thengabhata
- Sub-Health Center Narayanpur(Durg)
Banks
Murkuta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.