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About Moruk Village

Moruk is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 82 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males.

Moruk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moruk village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 180
Male Population 82
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Moruk compares

By the 2011 count Moruk is the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Moruk

Moruk is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Moruk as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moruk from other places

Moruk lies about 23 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 109 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Moruk
Tehsil headquarters Damin 4.1 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 23 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 109 km
Nearest town Itanagar 112 km

Villages closest to Moruk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damin tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Moruk

As per the Census of India 2011, Moruk village had a population of 180. That makes it the 7th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Moruk village has 82 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moruk has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Moruk falls under Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moruk is Siajuli, about 109 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Moruk.

Moruk is about 23 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moruk is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 4.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 23 km away. Siajuli is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Omla (under 2 km), Mariangha (1.8 km) and Dubupa (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Moruk today is likely to be higher.

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