About Morsanda Village

Morsanda is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,519, made up of 4,420 males and 4,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.96 hectares hectares.

Morsanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morsanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	784.96 hectares
Population	8,519
Male Population	4,420
Female Population	4,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Morsanda compares

By the 2011 count Morsanda is the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 784.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Morsanda

Morsanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Morsanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morsanda from other places

Morsanda lies about 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 17 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 Morsanda
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	17 km
Nearest town	Purnia	20 km
District headquarters	Katihar	28 km

Villages closest to Morsanda

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

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Common questions about Morsanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Morsanda village had a population of 8,519. That makes it the 5th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Morsanda village has 4,420 males and 4,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morsanda has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Morsanda covers 784.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Morsanda falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Morsanda is Bakhri, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Morsanda.

Morsanda is about 28 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morsanda is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 5.6 km away. Bakhri is about 17 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.