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About Morpila Village

Morpila is a large village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 1,480 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morpila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morpila village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403703
Area (hectares) 1433 hectares
Population 2,857
Male Population 1,480
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Morpila compares

By the 2011 count Morpila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 1433 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Morpila

Morpila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Morpila 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 Morpila from other places

Morpila lies about 9.6 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 6.2 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 Morpila
Nearest railway station Balli 6.2 km
District headquarters South Goa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 15 km
Nearest town Madgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Morpila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Morpila village had a population of 2,857. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Morpila village has 1,480 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morpila has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Morpila is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morpila covers 1433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Morpila falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Morpila is Balli, about 6.2 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 Morpila.

Morpila is about 9.6 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morpila is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 6.2 km away. South Goa is about 9.6 km away. Quepem is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Quedem (2.9 km), Naquerim (4.6 km) and Padi (5.0 km).

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

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