About Moriawan Village

Moriawan is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,458, made up of 1,781 males and 1,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moriawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moriawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Pincode	804451
Area (hectares)	379 hectares
Population	3,458
Male Population	1,781
Female Population	1,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 Moriawan compares

By the 2011 count Moriawan is the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Moriawan

Moriawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Moriawan 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 Moriawan from other places

Moriawan lies about 27 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 6.9 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 Moriawan
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	6.9 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	8.0 km
District headquarters	Patna	27 km

Villages closest to Moriawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moriawan village had a population of 3,458. That makes it the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Moriawan village has 1,781 males and 1,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moriawan has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Moriawan is 804451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moriawan covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moriawan falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Moriawan is Nadwan, about 6.9 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 Moriawan.

Moriawan is about 27 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moriawan is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 2.1 km away. Nadwan is about 6.9 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.