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About Moraul Village

Moraul is a mid sized village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 754 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.4 hectares hectares.

Moraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moraul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 556.4 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 754
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moraul compares

By the 2011 count Moraul is the 36th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 556.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Moraul

Moraul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moraul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moraul from other places

Moraul lies about 50 km from Samastipur. 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 Moraul
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 3.4 km
Nearest town Bakhri 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 50 km

Villages closest to Moraul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moraul village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 36th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Moraul village has 754 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moraul has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Moraul covers 556.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moraul falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Moraul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Moraul is about 50 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moraul is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 3.4 km away. Bakhri is about 13 km away. Samastipur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihma (under 2 km), Malsar (2.3 km) and Katosi (2.7 km).

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

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