Murkia, Balisankara

Murkia is a village located in the Talasara Tehsil of Sundargarh district of Odisha. The village falls in Balisankara block and comes under Bandega Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Murkia is 817 out of which 422 are males and rest 395 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 936 females per 1000 males. There are around 81 teenagers in Murkia. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 447 persons can read and write. Total 120 people belonging to scheduled caste and 448 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 202 households in Murkia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 252. The pincode of Murkia is 770074 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Talsara Sub Post office
• Lulkidihi Branch Post office
• Rouldega Branch Post office
• Sagbahal Branch Post office
• Sagjore Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Govt. Primary School, Murkia

Hospitals

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

• Talasara Primary Health Center
• Bondega Sub-Center
• Sagijori Sub-Center
• Bandega Primary Health Center
• Tumulia Sub-Center