About Moratalao Village

Moratalao is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,890, made up of 3,096 males and 2,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moratalao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moratalao village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rahui
Pincode	803118
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	5,890
Male Population	3,096
Female Population	2,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Moratalao compares

By the 2011 count Moratalao is the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Moratalao

Moratalao 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 Moratalao as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moratalao from other places

Moratalao lies about 11 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about under 2 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 Moratalao
Nearest railway station	Dekpura Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rahui	4.2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	5.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	11 km

Villages closest to Moratalao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moratalao village had a population of 5,890. That makes it the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Moratalao village has 3,096 males and 2,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moratalao has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Moratalao is 803118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moratalao covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Moratalao falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Moratalao is Dekpura Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Moratalao.

Moratalao is about 11 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moratalao is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Dekpura Halt is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 4.2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.