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About Morlem Village

Morlem is a large village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,290, made up of 1,674 males and 1,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morlem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morlem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 972.87 hectares
Population 3,290
Male Population 1,674
Female Population 1,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morlem compares

By the 2011 count Morlem is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 972.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Morlem

Morlem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morlem 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morlem from other places

Morlem lies about 8.1 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, 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 Morlem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 8.1 km
District headquarters North Goa 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 17 km
Nearest town Ponda 20 km

Villages closest to Morlem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morlem village had a population of 3,290. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Morlem village has 1,674 males and 1,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morlem has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Morlem is 403505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morlem covers 972.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morlem falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Morlem is Karmali, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Morlem.

Morlem is about 8.1 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morlem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 8.1 km away. North Goa is about 8.1 km away. Karmali is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poriem (2.3 km), Gonteli (2.5 km) and Onda (3.1 km).

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

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